Toxoplasma gondii antigens, the preparation thereof and the use thereof

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to the identification of toxoplasma gondii antigens and the preparation thereof by genetic engineering. A cDNA expression gene bank of this parasite was prepared. Recombinant clones which are of diagnostic interest were identified using a high-titer rabbit anti-Toxoplasma gondii serum, and isolated.

This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/301,162, filed Sep. 6, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,022,546 issued on Feb. 8, 2000, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/167,128, filed Dec. 16, 1993, abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/623,086, filed Dec. 6, 1990, abandoned, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to application No. P3940598.2, filed Dec. 8, 1989 in the Federal Republic of Germany.

The present invention relates to the identification of Toxoplasma gondii antigens and the preparation thereof by genetic engineering. A cDNA expression gene bank of this parasite was prepared. Recombinant clones which are of diagnostic interest were identified using a high-titer rabbit anti-Toxoplasma gondii serum, and isolated.

Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an obligatory intra-cellular single-cell parasite which is categorized as a coccidium. The parasite has a relatively wide range of hosts and can, in addition to very many mammals, also infect man. In the latter case there are two forms which differ from each other physiologically: “tachyzoites” reproduce asexually in a number of different cell types. This form is found exclusively in the acute stage of the infection. “Bradyzoites”, in contrast, persist in cells of the cardiac and skeletal muscles and in cells of the central nervous system in encapsulated form and are responsible for a persistent immunity to reinfection. It is estimated that globally there are 500 million people who are chronically infected by T. gondii.

In healthy adults, a T. gondii infection normally has no symptoms with the exception of a slight swelling of the lymph nodes. During pregnancy and in immunosuppressed patients, however, an infection with this parasite may present particular problems. Thus there is the risk of an intra-uterine transfer of these parasites in pregnant women who have not acquired a protection from T. gondii by immunity. This leads to the infection of the fetus and may result in deformities of the child or the expulsion of the fetus.

Immunosuppressed patients frequently acquire an acute T. gondii infection as a result of the reactivation of enzysted “bradyzoites”. In most cases this leads to cerebral toxoplasmosis (encephalitis), which may, under certain circumstances, be lethal. In addition to cerebral toxoplasmosis, T. gondii has also been mentioned as causative agent of eye diseases (chorioretinitis). These cases, too, are infections which can be blamed on a reactivation of “bradyzoites”.

The clinical picture of toxoplasmosis often causes difficulties concerning differential diagnosis to the clinician so that the support by laboratory analyses in establishing the diagnosis is sought. The detection of antibodies and the determination of the titer or of the dynamics of the titer have therefore become essential tools for diagnosing toxoplasmosis. Methods for determining toxoplasma-specific immunoglobulins of the G and M class, such as indirect immunofluorescence (IF), complement fixation reaction (CF), indirect hemagglutination (IHA), latex agglutination (LA) and enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) are very common in the field of serodiagnosis but often have faults. For example these test methods vary very greatly as regards specificity and sensitivity. These differences are primarily caused by the preparation of the antigen which is used for the serological test. In most cases total cell antigen which contains a high proportion of unspecific cell components and is held responsible for the occurrence of false positive test results, is prepared. In addition, obtaining the antigens from infected mice holds the risk of infection for the person working in the laboratory.

In view of the specificity and sensitivity of a diagnostic of this type, it would thus be desirable to employ defined immunoreactive antigens which should additionally make it possible to distinguish between IgG- and IgM-specific anti-T. gondii antibodies.

A number of antigens of diagnostic interest have been described for T. gondii in the literature. For example Hughes describes in a review (Curr. Top. Microbiol. (1985), 120: 105-139) four major antigens which are potentially suitable for detecting anti-T. gondii antibodies of the IgG class, having molecular weights of 45, 32, 27 and 21 kilodalton (kD). Handman et al. (Immunol. (1960), 40: 579-588) and Potasman et al. (J. Infect. Diseases (1986), 154: 650-657) analyzed sera taken throughout the course of the disease of acutely infected T. gondii patients using Western blots and demonstrated that a 35 kD membrane antigen reacts with IgG antibody at a very early stage. Decoster et al. (Clinic. Exper. Immunol. (1988), 73: 376-382) describe four antigens of diagnostic interest, which, in contrast to the 35 kD antigen, can be isolated from the culture medium and have been termed “excreted-secreted antigens” (ES antigens) and which have molecular weights of 105, 97, 66 and 28.5 kD. IgG antibodies which react with antigens of 105, 97 and 28.5 kD seem to be good markers for a chronic toxoplasmosis. Similarly to the 35 kD antigen, the 97 kD antigen and the 66 kD antigen are recognized at a very early stage by IgM antibodies of acutely infected patients. It has to be pointed out that these antigens have not been sufficiently characterized by giving a molecular weight after electrophoretic fractionation because there usually are several proteins within one molecular weight range.

A 6 kD antigen is a further marker for acute toxoplasmosis (Ehrlich et al., (1983), Infect. Immun. 41: 683-690). In IgM Western blots, this antigen reacts relatively strongly. To date there are only very few data which might reveal the nature of this antigen.

Only very few T. gondii antigens have been biochemically characterized so far. The main surface protein P30 is an exception. This antigen is a glycoprotein, which is anchored in the membrane via a glycolipid (Nagel et al., (1989), J. Biol. Chem. 264: 5569-5576). The diagnostic importance of this antigen is controversial since P30 also reacts with unspecific antibodies of the IgG class (Potasman et al., (1986), J. Clin. Microbiol. 24: 1050-1054).

The isolation and purification of individual antigens for the use in serodiagnosis often involves a considerable amount of work. Both the molecular weight data and the classification of the immunoreactivity of an antigen can substantially differ from case to case in conventionally purified antigen. Cloning and expressing such antigens and investigating the structure of the corresponding genes might not only improve the yield of purified antigen but should also contribute to the serological characterization and therefore to the investigation of the diagnostic relevance of the antigen. So far the structure of the genes of two immunologically interesting T. gondii antigens has been investigated. The complete nucleotide sequences of these antigens, which are P30 (Burg et al., (1988), J. Immunol. 141: 3584-3591) and a 28 kD antigen (Prince et al., (1989), Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 34: 3-14), are known.

The object of the present invention is to prepare by genetic engineering defined antigens of T. gondii, which are suitable for diagnosis and prevention. It has been possible to successfully identify suitable T. gondii gene products from a lambda gt11 cDNA expression gene bank using a high-titer rabbit anti-T. gondii serum. Partial nucleic acid sequences, and aminoacid sequences derived therefrom, of 8 clones (F2, F28, F29, F34, F45, F61, F74 and F76) have been determined. All the abovementioned clones react in Western blots with human anti-T. gondii IgG sera. The clones F34, F61 and F76 additionally react with specific antibodies of the IgM class. The partial nucleotide sequences are listed in Tab. 1-8 (SEQ ID NOS: 1-14) and, as far as they are apparent, also the translational reading frames (in Tab. 1-6, corresponding to SEQ ID NOS: 1-12).

F61 (Tab. 1, SEQ ID NOS: 1-2) is assigned to a protein having a molecular weight of 66 kD.

F34 (Tab. 2, SEQ ID NOS: 3-4) belongs to a protein of about 68 kD.

F29 (Tab. 3, SEQ ID NOS: 5-6) belongs to a protein of about 30 kD.

F28 (Tab. 4, SEQ ID NOS: 7-8) belongs to a protein of about 28 kD.

F2 (Tab. 5, SEQ ID NOS: 9-10) belongs to a protein of about 30 kD.

F76 (Tab. 6, SEQ ID NOS: 11-12) belongs to a protein of about 35 kD.

F45 (Tab. 7, SEQ ID NO: 13) belongs to a protein of about 29 kD.

F74 (Tab. 8, SEQ ID NO: 14) belongs to a protein of about 64 kD.

With the aid of the partial sequences mentioned it is readily possible to clone the complete genes for the abovementioned partial sequences.

The partial sequences depicted in the Tables 1, 2 and 6 (SEQ ID NOS: 1-12) were accordingly used to complete the coding cDNA regions of the genes belonging thereto. For this purpose, the cDNAs F61, F34 and F76 were radiolabeled and used as probes for screening the cDNA gene bank. The sequence from Table 1, F61, was used to isolate the cDNA of the P66 protein. The sequence from Tab. 2 (SEQ ID NOS: 3-4), F34, was used for the isolation of the cDNA of the P68 protein. For the isolation of the cDNA of the P35 protein, the sequence from Tab. 6 (SEQ ID NOS: 11-12), F76, was used. Recombinant clones having homologies to these sequences were isolated and characterized structurally by sequencing the inserted T. gondii-specific cDNA regions. The nucleotide sequences of the complete ranges of the structural genes of the P35, P66 and P68 proteins are depicted in the Tables 9-11 (SEQ ID NOS: 15-20).

Immunologically reactive partial regions (immunogenic parts) are representatively described for P35, P66 and P68 in the Examples 6 and 7. Other immunogenic protein regions are tested or determined in an analogous way.

The invention therefore relates to

(a) the isolated inserted DNA sequences of the abovementioned clones, including the transcription products thereof and the remaining sequences to complete the particular structural genes,

(b) DNA structures and vectors which contain, completely or in part, these sequences,

(c) prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells which have been transformed with DNA of this type,

(d) the polypeptides expressed by transformed cells of this type, or immunogenic parts thereof including the use thereof for diagnosis and therapy or prevention,

(e) the amino-acid sequences (AS) belonging thereto,

(f) antibodies against the polypeptides under (d), including the use thereof for the diagnosis and therapy or prevention of T. gondii infections, and

(g) processes for the preparation by genetic engineering of the polypeptides mentioned under (d) or of immunogenic parts thereof.

The invention is furthermore described in the examples and the claims.

EXAMPLE 1 Construction of a Lambda gt11-cDNA Expression Gene Bank of T. gondii

1) Isolation of poly(A)⁺RNA

Confluent Hep-2 cell cultures were, infected with T. gondii parasites as described by Braveny et al. (Tropenmed. Parasitologie (1978), 29: 432-434). From day 4 after infection, the trophozoites were harvested by centrifugation of the culture supernatant. The total RNA from about 500 mg of pelleted T. gondii cells (wet weight) was isolated by a modified method of Chomczynski and Sacchi (1987), (Analytical Biochemistry, 162: 156-159) as follows: the cells were lysed in 20 ml of solution D (4 M guanidinium isothiocyanate, 0.5% sarcosyl, 25 mM sodium citrate pH 7.0, 0.1 M mercaptoethanol) and, after addition of 2 ml of 2 M sodium acetate pH 4.0, 20 ml of phenol (saturated with water) and 4 ml of chloroform, the mixture was shaken vigorously and cooled on ice for 20 min. After a centrifugation step (30 min, 4° C., 15000 g), the RNA was precipitated from the aqueous phase with one volume of isopropanol for one hour at 4° C. and pelleted by subsequent centrifugation (20 min, 4° C., 15000 rpm). The pellet was resuspended in 600 μl of solution D and the RNA was then centrifuged through a 5.7 M CsCl solution (3 ml) (12 h, 35000 rpm, 10° C.). The pellet was resuspended in 500 μl of double-distilled water (free of RNAse) and the RNA was precipitated again with 1/10 volume of sodium acetate and 2 volumes of ethanol for 2 h at −20° C. and pelleted by centrifugation (10 min, 14000 rpm, 4° C. in an Eppendorf centrifuge). Poly(A)⁺RNA was enriched via an oligo (dT)-cellulose (Pharmacia) column (0.5 g oligo dT-cellulose in 10 mM tris-HCl pH 7.5, 0.5 M KCl) as follows: LiCl (final concentration 0.5 M) was, of the RNA solution after denaturing (70° C., 10 min), added said and the mixture was run through oligo dT-cellulose column. After the column had been washed with 20 ml of binding buffer (10 mM tris-HCl pH 7.5, 0.5 M KCl), the poly(A)⁺RNA was eluted with 10 ml of double-distilled water and precipitated with 1/20 volume of 8 M LiCl and 2.5 volumes of ethanol at −20° C. for 4 h and then pelleted by centrifugation (6000 rpm, 4° C., 30 min), washed in 70% ethanol and dried.

2) cDNA Synthesis

The synthesis of the cDNA was carried out by a modified method of Gubler (U. Gubler, (1988), Nucl. Acids. Res. 16: 2726): after denaturing 5 μg of T. gondii poly(A)⁺RNA (5 min, 70° C.), the synthesis of the first DNA strand is carried out in the presence of 50 mM tris-HCl pH 8.3, 75 mM KCl, 50 mM DTT, 15 mM MgCl₂, 0.5 [mM] dNTP, 5 μg of oligo dT primer (Boehringer, Mannheim) and 600 units of reverse transcriptase (BRL) in 50 μl of mixture at 37° C. for 1 h. The reaction is subsequently stopped at 70° C. for 10 min and, after additions of 8 μl of 1 M tris-HCl pH 7.5, 32 μl of 1 M KCl, 1.6 μl of 1 M MgCl₂, 1.6 μl of 1 M DTT, 50 units of E. coli DNA polymerase I (Boehringer, Mannheim), 3.5 units of RNAse H (Boehringer, Mannheim) in 320 μl final volume, the synthesis of the second DNA strand is started. The mixture is incubated at 16° C. for 1 hour and at 22° C. for 1 hour. The cDNA is then precipitated with two volumes of ethanol and 1/10 volume of sodium acetate at −70° C. for 10 min, pelleted by centrifugation and dried. The pellet is resuspended in 100 μl of T4 DNA polymerase buffer (20 mM (NH₄)₂SO₄, 50 mM tris-HCl pH 8.8, 10 mM MgCl₂, 50 μm dNTP) and the reaction filling the cDNA ends is started by addition of 10 units of T4 DNA polymerase (Boehringer, Mannheim). The mixture is incubated at 37° C. for 10 min and, after addition of 100 μl of phenol/chloroform (1:1), phenolized. The cDNA solution is then centrifuged through a Sephacryl S 200 column (Pharmacia). The cDNA is precipitated from the eluate with two volumes of ethanol and 1/10 volume of sodium acetate, centrifuged and dried.

3) Ligation of the cDNA with EcoRI adapter

The dried cDNA (1 μg) was resuspended in 30 μl of ligation buffer (30 mM tris-HCl pH 7.8, 10 mM MgCl₂, 0.5 mM ATP, 10 mM DTT), 40 pmol of EcoRI adapter (Promega) and 7.5 units of T4 DNA ligase were added and the mixture was incubated at 14° C. for 15 h. After inactivation of the ligase (10 min, 70° C.) and, after addition of 4 μl of kinase buffer (0.7 H tris-HCl pH 7.6, 0.1 M MgCl₂, 50 mM DTT), 2 μl of 0.1 mM ATP and 10 units of T4 polynucleotide kinase (Pharmacia), subsequent kinase treatment (30 min, 37° C.), the cDNA is again centrifuged through a Sephacryl S 200 column and then precipitated with ethanol and sodium acetate as described above.

4) Ligation of the cDNA with lambda gt11 EcoRI fragments, in vitro packaging and transfection of lambda gt11

For the ligation reaction, about 50 ng of kinase-treated cDNA were added to 1 μg of dephosphorylated lambda gt11 EcoRI fragments in 10 μl of mixture (66 mM tris-HCl pH 7.6, 6.6 mM MgCl₂, 1 mM ATP, 5 mM DTT) and, after addition of 3 Weiss units of T4 DNA ligase (Boehringer, Mannheim), the mixture was incubated at 14° C. for 15 h. 5 μl of this mixture are used in an in vitro packaging reaction which was carried out following the instructions of the packaging mix manufacturer (Giga Gold Mix, Stratagene).

After transfection of the E. coli strain Y1090, the titer of recombinant phages was determined. A total of about 10⁶ recombinant phages was obtained.

EXAMPLE 2 Screening of the Lambda gt11 Expression Gene Bank Using a Hyperimmune Rabbit Anti-T. gondii Serum

Anti-E. coli antibodies were initially adsorbed out of the rabbit anti-T. gondii serum by known methods (L. S. Osaki (1986), J. Immun. Method. 89: 213-219; Promega Biotec (1986), ProtoBlot Immunoscreening System, Technical Manual) in order to reduce nonspecific reactions in the immunoblot. For this purpose, lambda gt11 wild type phages were distributed on a total of 30 LB-agar plates at a density of 5×10⁴ PFU in 9 ml of LB soft agar/0.4% maltose/10 mM MgSO₄ per 90 mm agar plate. After incubation at 37° C. for two hours, the plates were covered, in each case, with a dry round nitrocellulose filter equilibrated in 10 mM IPTG (isopropyl β-D-thiogalactopyranoside) and incubated for a further two hours. The filters were then turned over and again incubated on the agar for two hours. The filters were then incubated in 5 skimmed milk powder/TBS buffer (TBS: 150 mM NaCl, 50 mM tris-HCl pH 8.0) at room temperature for 10 min and, after the transfer into 100 ml of rabbit serum diluted 1/100 in 5% skimmed milk powder/TBS, incubated for four hours at room temperature. This pre-adsorbed, dilute serum was used both for the screening experiments and for western blots. A total of 6×10⁵ recombinant phages of the lambda gt11 cDNA bank was subjected to screening with this serum by the method of R. Y. Young and R. W. Davis (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 80: 1194 (1983)). For this purpose, cells of a culture of the E. coli K12 strain Y1090 were, as described above, transfected with recombinant lambda gt11 phages (3×10⁴ phages/100 μl of Y1090 culture) and distributed on soft agar plates (20 plates total). After incubating for 2 h at 7° C., the plates were, in each case, covered with a dry nitrocellulose filter soaked in 10 mM IPTG and incubated for a further 2 h. After the position of the filters on the agar plates had been marked, the filters were carefully lifted off and shaken in 250 ml of 5% skimmed milk powder/TBS buffer for 10 min at room temperature. The filters were then transferred into fresh skimmed milk powder/TBS buffer and stored at 4° C. overnight.

After a further incubation of the filters in 250 ml of skimmed milk powder/TBS buffer, they were lightly shaken with 100 ml of the pre-adsorbed rabbit anti-T. gondii serum at room temperature for 1 h. Then the filters were washed three times with, in each case, 250 ml of TBS at room temperature for 10 min and shaken with 250 ml of anti-rabbit IgG/alkaline phosphatase IgG conjugate (Behringwerke, Marburg) diluted 1/300 in skimmed milk powder/TBS at room temperature for a further hour. After washing the filters (shaking three times with 250 ml of TBS at RT for 10 min each time), they were again incubated in 250 ml of a substrate solution for alkaline phosphatase (200 μg/ml p-toluidine salt of 5-bromo-4-chloro-indoxy phosphate (XP), (from Bachem, order no.: M1205), 500 μg/ml 4-nitrotetrazolium chloride blue (from Sigma, order no.: N6876)) for 15 min. Seropositive clones which can be recognized from the colored zone in the form of a ring around the phage plaque were matched up with the regions on the Petri dish, punched out using a Pasteur pipette and resuspended in 1 ml of SM buffer. Individual clones of the positive phage plaques were prepared in two further screening steps. A total of 83 seropositive clones was isolated. These clones were further characterized as follows.

1) Immunological characterization of the cDNA clones

2) Structural characterization of the cloned cDNA inserts

a) DNA-DNA dot blot analyses

b) Partial sequencing of the cDNA inserts in order to investigate the open reading frames

c) Expression of the cloned cDNAs as a gene fusion with lacZ or lacZ′ (partly deleted β-galactosidase derivative)

3) Immunological characterization of the seropositive cDNA clones

The seropositive clones of the gene bank were characterized immunologically by means of “clone-specific” sera (this refers to sera which have been obtained from the polyclonal rabbit serum by adsorption on the recombinant fusion protein of a cDNA clone). These sera were prepared in accordance with Ozaki et al. (J. Immun. Method. 89: 213-219 (1986)) as follows: 5×10⁴ PFU, in each case, of individual cDNA clones were, after adsorption to E. coli Y1090 cells, distributed on LB plates in soft agar and, after incubation for two hours, covered with, in each case, one nitrocellulose filter pretreated in 10 mM IPTG, and the treatment was continued as described in Example 2. Three filters, pretreated in this way, per clone were, in each case, incubated in the pre-adsorbed rabbit serum for four hours and then washed in 50 ml of TBS for 10 min (3 changes of buffer). The antibodies bound on the filters were washed off using a total of 15 ml of a 0.1 M glycine/HCl buffer (pH 2.5) at room temperature for 5 min and were neutralized with 3 ml of 1 M tris. Skimmed milk powder was added to a final concentration of 5%.

Monospecific sera were generated from 20 independent clones. The immuno-reactivity of these sera to recombinant protein of all seropositive clones was tested in dotblod experiments.

Clones whose recombinant proteins cross-reacted with a serum were grouped together in a clone group. In Southern dot blot analyses, ³²P-labeled insert DNAs only showed a homology to the clone DNAs which were allocated to one group as a result of the above-described serological data. One clone was selected from each group and tested with human anti-T. gondii sera in a western blot. For this purpose, the insert fragments of the clone DNAs were either subcloned into suitable expression vectors or the E. coli K12 strain Y1089 was lysogenized with the particular recombinant lambda gt11 derivatives.

EXAMPLE 4 Expression of the β-galactosidase Fusion Proteins

In order to investigate the immunoreactivity, the cDNA fragments of the lambda gt11 clones F2, F29, F28, F34, F61 and F76 were subcloned as gene fusions with a partly deleted lacZ derivative into vectors of the pSEM series (Knapp et al., Biotechniques (1990), 8:280 and the expression of the fusion proteins was induced in E. coli W3110 lacI^(q)L8 (Brent and Ptashne (1981) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 78: 4204-4208) by addition of IPTG. For the expression of the fusion proteins of clones F45 and F74, the E. coli strain Y1089 was lysogenized with both lambda gt11 derivatives and then the fusion proteins were induced by known methods (Huynh et al. in: Glover, DNA Cloning Volume I, p. 49-78, IRL Press, Oxford (1985)). The proteins from total cell extracts were, after IPTG induction, fractionated electrophoretically in SDS PAGE (10%) and transferred onto nitrocellulose. The reactivity of the recombinant proteins was verified in a Western blot using human IgG and IgM sera. Finally, the clones characterized in this way were sequenced.

EXAMPLE 5 Sequencing of the cDNA Fragments

The sequencing of the cDNA fragments was carried out by the dideoxy method of Sanger (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (1977), 74: 5463) using the “KS primer” (Promega). The insert fragments of the clones F2, F29, F34, F28, F45, F61, F74 and F76 were cleaved out of recombinant lambda gt11 DNA using EcoRI and, after insertion into the EcoRI cleavage site of the vector Bluescript KS, transformed into the E. coli strain XL1-Blue (Stratagene, San Diego). Single-stranded DNA of these recombinant plasmids was, after infection of the clones with the helper phage VCS, isolated by known methods (Stratagene, San Diego). Depending on the orientation of the cloned fragments, the sequence of the 5′ or the 3′ end of the cDNA is obtained.

The Tables 1-8 (p. 5), corresponding to SEQ ID NOS: 1-14, show the translational reading frames (Tab. 1-6), corresponding to SEQ ID NOS: 1-12 and partial nucleotide sequences (Tab. 1-8), corresponding to SEQ ID NOS: 1-14 of the abovementioned clones.

EXAMPLE 6 Diagnostic Suitability of the Recombinant T. gondii Antigens rP35, rP66 and rP68

Partial sequences from the region of the structural genes of the antigens P35, P66 and P68 were expressed in E. coli W3110 using pSEM expression vectors (Knapp et al., Biotechniques (1990), 8:280). The expression products are composed of an N-terminal β-galactosidase derivative of 375 aminoacids which contains an insert-specific fused portion at the C-terminus. The synthesis of the fusion proteins can be induced by IPTG as described in Knapp et al. (Biotechniques (1990), 8:280). For Westernblot experiments, total cell extracts of recombinant E. coli W3110 derivatives were, after IPTG induction, fractionated in SDS PAGE. The proteins were transferred to Nitrocellulose paper, incubated with the specific serum sample and conjugate (antihuman IgG/alkaline phosphatase) and stained following a standard protocol (in: Sambrook et al.: Molecular Cloning, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1989)). The following sections of the abovementioned T. gondii proteins were expressed:

rP35: base pairs 363-527*; contained in the hybrid plasmid pPS76

rP68: base pairs 176-1927*; contained in the hybrid plasmid pPS34

rP66: base pairs 1-2074*; contained in the hybrid plasmid pPS61

(* the coordinates of the nucleotide sequences refer to the data in the Tables 9-11, corresponding to SEQ ID NOS: 15-20).

The reactivity of specific IgG and IgM antibodies from human sera of patients having acute or chronic T. gondii infections was investigated in Western blot experiments. A summary of the results of these investigations is shown in Table 12. Thus all three hybrid proteins, rP35, rP66 and rP68, are suitable for the detection of specific IgG antibodies. Particular emphasis has to be laid on rP35: 25/26 sera reacted with the hybrid protein in IgG Western blots; using rP68, specific IgG antibodies were recognized in 27/31 sera. Both fusion proteins, rP35 and rP68, without exception reacted with IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies from acute sera (n=21) which had a detectable specific IgM antibody titer. For this reason both rP35 and rP68 are particularly suitable as markers for the detection of IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies in the acute phase of toxoplasmosis.

rP66 reacted with most of the 21 sera tested in the IgM blot and is thus suitable as a marker for the detection of specific antibodies of this immunoglobulin class.

EXAMPLE 7 Suitability of the Recombinant T. gondii Proteins rP35 and rP68 in ELISAs

The reactivity of the recombinant T. gondii proteins rP35 and rP68 with specific IgG antibodies was investigated in ELISAs. The two proteins were used as solid phase anti-gens either together or each by itself for coating ELISA plates. The two hybrid proteins were isolated from E. coli as follows:

An overnight culture of the recombinant E. coli strain W3110 containing the plasmids pPS76 or pPS34 was diluted 1/50 in 2 l of L-broth/100 mg/ml ampicillin and, with vigorous shaking, grown to a OD600=0.7 at 37° C. After the addition of IPTG (final concentration 1 mM), the cultures were shaken vigorously at 37° C. for a further 3 h, spun down and the cell pellet was taken up in 150 mM NaCl/50 mM tris-HCl pH 8.0/1 mg/ml lysozyme and incubated at 37° C. for 10 min. For cell breakage, the cell suspension was treated 2× in a French press. The ruptured cells were centrifuged (10000 rpm, 10 min, 4° C.) and the pellet containing the fusion protein present as sparingly soluble inclusion bodies was washed with a succession of urea solutions of varying concentrations (1 M-6 M urea). In this procedure, first the pellet was stirred in 30 ml of 1 M urea/10 mM tris/1 mM EDTA pH 8.0 (TE) at RT for 1 h. After centrifuging (10000 rpm, 10 min, 4° C.), the pellet was taken up as described above in 2 M urea and incubated. These incubations were then continued with 3 M, 4 M, 5 M and 6 M urea. The supernatants after the centrifugation steps were stored and the proteins soluble therein analyzed in SDS PAGE. Those supernatants which, in addition to the fusion protein, only contained slight contaminations of E. coli protein (about 75% fusion protein) were used further for coating the ELISA plates. These supernatants were dialyzed against 1 M urea/0.1% SDS at 4° C. for 72 h. For coating the ELISA plates, the protein concentration of the dialyzed samples was adjusted to 2 μg/ml with PBS pH 7.0. The coating was carried out at 4° C. overnight using 100 μl/well. The plates were then washed 3× with AP washing buffer (Behring, order no.: 1353115) before the serum samples were applied to the plates.

Adsorption of anti-E. coli antibodies in serum samples: First, anti-E. coli antibodies were removed from the serum samples. For this purpose, the cells of an E. coli W3110 overnight culture were spun down and the pellet was resuspended in 5 ml of PBS pH 7.0. The cells were lyzed by ultrasound (sonication 3×, Branson sonifier set to 7) and, after addition of DNAse I (final concentration 1 μg/ml), incubated at 37° C. for 10 min. Human serum and lysate antigen were mixed in a ratio of 1:1, diluted 1/50 in PBS pH 7,0 and shaken at RT for 30 min. After the centrifugation, 5% skimmed milk/PBS pH 7,0 were added to the supernatant (final concentration 1%), 100 μl/well thereof were incubated on ELISA plates at 37° C. for 1 h and these were washed 3× with AP washing buffer.

Then 100 μl/well of the anti-human IgG/AP conjugate (Behring order no.: OSDH 04/05) prediluted 1/70 in AP conjugate dilution buffer (Behring order no.: 1332115) were incubated at 37° C. for 1 h. The plates were washed 3× with AP washing buffer and incubated with 100 μl/well of AP substrate solution (Behring AP substrate tablets, order no.: OSCX 96; Behring 10% diethanolamine, order no.: 0243115; substrate solution: 2 tablets in 10 ml of 10% diethanolamine) at 37° C. for 30 min and the optical density of the substrate solution was determined at 405 nm.

9 sera of a seroconverted patient (patient A1) were included in the investigations. The serum samples were taken from the donor on the following days: A, 9.8.1988; B, 18.8.1988; C, 29.6.1988; D, 12.10.1988; E, 2.12.1988; F, 13.1.1989; G, 28.2.1989; H, 12.5.1989; I, 17.7.1989. The infection took place on 31.7.1988, as can be proved. As can be seen from Tab. 13, human serum B, which was taken after day 17, shows specific IgG antibodies to rP35 and rP68 already. In contrast, this serum sample was negative in a classical, nonrecombinant ELISA system (IgG detection).

Moreover 30 human sera of donors with acute toxoplasmosis, which sera contained specific IgM antibodies, were analyzed for IgG antibodies to rP35 and rP68 in an ELISA. These human sera reacted without exception in the ELISA which contained both recombinant antigens rP35 and rP68 on the solid phase. Additionally 150 sera from blood donors were analyzed for specific IgG anti-rP35 and anti-rP68 antibodies. The same antisera were analyzed in the Enzygnost^(R) toxoplasmosis (IgG; manufacturer: Behringwerke AG) for specific IgG antibodies and the results of the two tests were compared with each other. This showed that the sera which were positive in the Enzygnost^(R) were also positive in the rP35/rP68 ELISA. For the anti-T. gondii-negative sera also, the data from the rP35/rP68 ELISA were consistent with those from the Enzygnost^(R) ELISA.

TABLE 1a (SEQ ID NOS:1-2) CATATACTGCACTGACTTCGACACCATGGAGCAAAGGCTGCCAATTATTCTACTTGTTCT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 GTATATGACGTGACTGAAGCTGTGGTACGTCGTTTCCGACGGTTAATAAGATGAACAAGA  I  Y  C  T  D  F  D  T  M  E  Q  R  L  P  I  I  L  L  V  L - CTCTGTGTTCTTCAGTTCAACCCCAAGCGCCGCCCTTTCGAGCCACAATGGAGTCCCCGC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 GAGACACAAGAAGTCAAGTTGGGGTTCGCGGCGGGAAAGCTCGGTGTTACCTCAGGGGCG  S  V  F  F  S  S  T  P  S  A  A  L  S  S  H  N  G  V  P  A - TTATCCATCGTATGCACAGGTATCGCTCTCTTCCAACGGCGAGCCACGGCACAGGGGCAT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 AATAGGTAGCATACGTGTCCATAGCGAGAGAAGGTTGCCGCTCGGTGCCGTGTCCCCGTA  Y  P  S  Y  A  Q  V  S  L  S  S  N  G  E  P  R  H  R  G  I - ACGCGGCAGCTTCCTCATGTCCGTAAAGCCACACGCAAACGCTGATGACTTCGCCTCCGA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 240 TGCGCCGTCGAAGGAGTACAGGCATTTCGGTGTGCGTTTGCGACTACTGAAGCGGAGGCT  R  G  S  F  L  M  S  V  K  P  H  A  N  A  D  D  F  A  S  D - CGACAACTACGAACCGCTGCCGAGTTTCGTGGAAGCTCCTGTCAGAGGCCCGGACCAAGT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 300 GCTGTTGATGCTTGGCGACGGCTCAAAGCACCTTCGAGGACAGTCTCCGGGCCTGGTTCA  D  N  Y  E  P  L  P  S  F  V  E  A  P  V  R  G  P  D  Q  V - CCCTGCCAGAGGAGAAGCTGCTCTTGTCACAGAGGAGACTCCAGCGCAACAGCCGGCGGT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 360 GGGACGGTCTCCTCTTCGACGAGAACAGTGTCTCCTCTGAGGTCGCGTTGTCGGCCGCCA  P  A  R  G  E  A  A  L  V  T  E  E  T  P  A  Q  Q  P  A  V - GGCTCTAGGCAGTGCAGAAGGGGAGGGGACTCCACCTACTGAATCCGCCTCCGAAAATTC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 420 CCGAGATCCGTCACGTCTTCCCCTCCCCTGAGGTGGATGACTTAGGCGGAGGCTTTTAAG  A  L  G  S  A  E  G  E  G  T  P  P  T  E  S  A  S  E  N  S - TGAAGATGATGACACGTTTCACGATGCCCTCCAAGAGCTTCCAGAGGATGGCCTCGAAGT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 480 ACTTCTACTACTGTGCAAAGTGCTACGGGAGGTTCTCGAAGGTCTCCTACCGGAGCTTCA  E  D  D  D  T  F  H  D  A  L  Q  E  L  P  E  D  G  L  E  V - GCGCCCACCAAATGCACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAAATGTACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAAA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 540 CGCGGGTGGTTTACGTGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTTACATGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTT  R  P  P  N  A  Q  E  L  P  P  P  N  V  Q  E  L  P  P  P  N - TGTACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAACTGAACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAACTGAACAGGAGCT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 600 ACATGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTGACTTGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTGACTTGTCCTCGA  V  Q  E  L  P  P  P  T  E  Q  E  L  P  P  P  T  E  Q  E  L -

TABLE 1b (SEQ ID NOS:1-2) GCCCCCACCAACTGAACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAACTGAACAGGAGCTAGCCCCATCAAC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 660 CGGGGGTGGTTGACTTGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTGACTTGTCCTCGATCGGGGTAGTTG  P  P  P  T  E  Q  E  L  P  P  P  T  E  Q  E  L  A  P  S  T - TGAACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAGTGGGCGAAGGTCAACGTCTGCAAGTCCCTGGGGAACA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 720 ACTTGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTCACCCGCTTCCAGTTGCAGACGTTCAGGGACCCCTTGT  E  Q  E  L  P  P  P  V  G  E  G  Q  R  L  Q  V  P  G  E  H - TGGGCCACAGGGGCCCCCATACGATGATCAGCAGCTGCTTTTAGAGCCTACGGAAGAGCA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 780 ACCCGGTGTCCCCGGGGGTATGCTACTAGTCGTCGACGAAAATCTCGGATGCCTTCTCGT  G  P  Q  G  P  P  Y  D  D  Q  Q  L  L  L  E  P  T  E  E  Q - ACAGGAGGGCCCTCAGGAGCCGCTGCCACCGCCGCCGCCCCCGACTCGGGGCGAACAACC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 840 TGTCCTCCCGGGAGTCCTCGGCGACGGTGGCGGCGGCGGGGGCTGAGCCCCGCTTGTTGG  Q  E  G  P  Q  E  P  L  P  P  P  P  P  P  T  R  G  E  Q  P - CGAAGGACAGCAGCCGCAGGGACCAGTTCGTCAAAATTTTTTTCGTCGGGCGTTGGGGGC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 900 GCTTCCTGTCGTCGGCGTCCCTGGTCAAGCAGTTTTAAAAAAAGCAGCCCGCAACCCCCG  E  G  Q  Q  P  Q  G  P  V  R  Q  N  F  F  R  R  A  L  G  A - CGCAAGAAGCCGATTCGGAGGTGCACGACGCCATGTCAGTGGGGTGTTCCGAAGAGTCAG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 960 GCGTTCTTCGGCTAAGCCTCCACGTGCTGCGGTACAGTCACCCCACAAGGCTTCTCAGTC  A  R  S  R  F  G  G  A  R  R  H  V  S  G  V  F  R  R  V  R - AGGTGGTTTGAACCGTATAGTAGGTGGAGTGAGGAGTGGTTTCAGGCGTGCAAGAGAAGG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1020 TCCACCAAACTTGGCATATCATCCACCTCACTCCTCACCAAAGTCCGCACGTTCTCTTCC  G  G  L  N  R  I  V  G  G  V  R  S  G  F  R  R  A  R  E  G - TGTCGTTGGGGGAGTCCGTCGTTTAACAAGTGGTGCCAGTCTGGGTCTCGGTCGTGTAGG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1080 ACAGCAACCCCCTCAGGCAGCAAATTGTTCACCACGGTCAGACCCAGAGCCAGCACATCC  V  V  G  G  V  R  R  L  T  S  G  A  S  L  G  L  G  R  V  G - AGAAGGTTTAGGTAGGAGTTTCTATCGTGTAAGAGGAGCTGTCAGTAGCGGTCGTAGGCG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1140 TCTTCCAAATCCATCCTCAAAGATAGCACATTCTCCTCGACAGTCATCGCCAGCATCCGC  E  G  L  G  R  S  F  Y  R  V  R  G  A  V  S  S  G  R  R  R - TGCAGCAGATGGTGCCAGCAATGTAAGAGAAAGATTCGT ---------+---------+---------+--------- 1179 ACGTCGTCTACCACGGTCGTTACATTCTCTTTCTAAGCA  A  A  D  G  A  S  N  V  R  E  R  F

TABLE 2a (SEQ ID NOS:3-4) CTGAACAGGAGGGTTTGCCGGAAACAGAGGTGGCGCATCAGCATGAGACAGAAGAACAGT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 GACTTGTCCTCCCAAACGGCCTTTGTCTCCACCGCGTAGTCGTACTCTGTCTTCTTGTCA   E  Q  E  G  L  P  E  T  E  V  A  H  Q  H  E  T  E  E  Q  Y - ACGGGACTGAAGGGATGCCCCCCCCTGTTCTGCCACCTGCACCGGTAGTCCATCCGCGTT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 TGCCCTGACTTCCCTACGGGGGGGGACAAGACGGTGGACGTGGCCATCAGGTAGGCGCAA   G  T  E  G  M  P  P  P  V  L  P  P  A  P  V  V  H  P  R  F - TTATTGCAGTACCAGGGCCGTCGGTGCCTGTTCCATTTTTCAGTTTGCCAGACATCCACC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 AATAACGTCATGGTCCCGGCAGCCACGGACAAGGTAAAAAGTCAAACGGTCTGTAGGTGG   I  A  V  P  G  P  S  V  P  V  P  F  F  S  L  P  D  I  H  P - CGGATCAGGTTGTGTATATTCTAAGGGTTCAGGGATCTGGGGACTTCGACATCAGTTTCG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 240 GCCTAGTCCAACACATATAAGATTCCCAAGTCCCTAGACCCCTGAAGCTGTAGTCAAAGC   D  Q  V  V  Y  I  L  R  V  Q  G  S  G  D  F  D  I  S  F  E - AAGTTGGCCGAGCTGTGAAGCAGTTGGAAGCCATCAAGAAAGCATACAGAGAAGCCACCG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 300 TTCAACCGGCTCGACACTTCGTCAACCTTCGGTAGTTCTTTCGTATGTCTCTTCGGTGGC   V  G  R  A  V  K  Q  L  E  A  I  K  K  A  Y  R  E  A  T  G - GGAAGCTAGAAGCAGACGAGCTTGAGTCAGAAAGGGGACCTGCTGTTTCACCTCGACGAA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 360 CCTTCGATCTTCGTCTGCTCGAACTCAGTCTTTCCCCTGGACGACAAAGTGGAGCTGCTT   K  L  E  A  D  E  L  E  S  E  R  G  P  A  V  S  P  R  R  R - GGCTGGTTGACCTGATCAAAGATAACCAGCGACGACTCAGGGCGGCGCTTCAGAAGATAA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 420 CCGACCAACTGGACTAGTTTCTATTGGTCGCTGCTGAGTCCCGCCGCGAAGTCTTCTATT   L  V  D  L  I  K  D  N  Q  R  R  L  R  A  A  L  Q  K  I  K - AGATACAGAAAAAGTTGGAGGAGATTGATGACTTACTTCAGCTGACACGCGCACTGAAGG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 480 TCTATGTCTTTTTCAACCTCCTCTAACTACTGAATGAAGTCGACTGTGCGCGTGACTTCC   I  Q  K  K  L  E  E  I  D  D  L  L  Q  L  T  R  A  L  K  A - CCATGGATGCCCGTCTGAGAGCCTGCCAGGATATGGCACCGATTGAGGAGGCGCTGTGTC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 540 GGTACCTACGGGCAGACTCTCGGACGGTCCTATACCGTGGCTAACTCCTCCGCGACACAG   M  D  A  R  L  R  A  C  Q  D  M  A  P  I  E  E  A  L  C  H - ACAAGACGAAGGCGTTTGGAGAAATGGTGTCCCAGAAAGCCAAGGAAATTCGGGAGAAAG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 600 TGTTCTGCTTCCGCAAACCTCTTTACCACAGGGTCTTTCGGTTCCTTTAAGCCCTCTTTC   K  T  K  A  F  G  E  M  V  S  Q  K  A  K  E  I  R  E  K  A -

TABLE 2b (SEQ ID NOS:3-4) CGGCGTCCTTGTCTTCATTGTTAGGTGTCGATGCTGTCGAAAAAGAATTGCGGCGTGTCG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 660 GCCGCAGGAACAGAAGTAACAATCCACAGCTACGACAGCTTTTTCTTAACGCCGCACAGC   A  S  L  S  S  L  L  G  V  D  A  V  E  K  E  L  R  R  V  E - AACCGGAACATGAAGATAACACCAGAGTTGAAGCCAGGGTAGAGGAATTGCAGAAGGCGC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 720 TTGGCCTTGTACTTCTATTGTGGTCTCAACTTCGGTCCCATCTCCTTAACGTCTTCCGCG   P  E  H  E  D  N  T  R  V  E  A  R  V  E  E  L  Q  K  A  L - TGGAGAAGGCCGCGTCTGAGGCAAAGCAGCTCGTGGGGACCGCAGCAGGCGAAATAGAGG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 780 ACCTCTTCCGGCGCAGACTCCGTTTCGTCGAGCACCCCTGGCGTCGTCCGCTTTATCTCC   E  K  A  A  S  E  A  K  Q  L  V  G  T  A  A  G  E  I  E  E - AAGGAGTAAAAGCGGATACTCAGGCTGTGCAAGATAGCTCGAAAGACGTGTTGACGAAGA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 840 TTCCTCATTTTCGCCTATGAGTCCGACACGTTCTATCGAGCTTTCTGCACAACTGCTTCT   G  V  K  A  D  T  Q  A  V  Q  D  S  S  K  D  V  L  T  K  S - GTCCAGTTGCGCTCGTGGAAGCCTTTAAAGCGATCCAGAGGGCTCTTCTTGAGGCGAAGA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 900 CAGGTCAACGCGAGCACCTTCGGAAATTTCGCTAGGTCTCCCGAGAAGAACTCCGCTTCT   P  V  A  L  V  E  A  F  K  A  I  Q  R  A  L  L  E  A  K  T - CAAAGGAACTAGTAGAGCCTA ---------+---------+- 921 GTTTCCTTGATCATCTCGGAT   K  E  L  V  E  P

TABLE 3 (SEQ ID NOS:5-6) GCCGGAACTAACAGAGGAGCAACAGAGAGGCGACGAACCCCTAACCACCGGCCAGAATGT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 CGGCCTTGATTGTCTCCTCGTTGTCTCTCCGCTGGTTGGGGATTGGTGGCCGGTCTTACA  P  E  L  T  E  E  Q  Q  R  G  D  E  P  L  T  T  G  Q  N  V - GGGCACTGTGTTAGGCTTCGCAGCGCTTGCTGCTGCCGCAGCGTTCCTTGGCATGGGTCT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 CCCGTGACACAATCCGAAGCGTCGCGAACGACGACGGCGTCGCAAGGAACCGTACCCAGA  G  T  V  L  G  F  A  A  L  A  A  A  A  A  F  L  G  M  G  L - CACGAGGACGTACCGACATTTTTCCCCACGCAAAAACAGATCACGGCAGCCTGCACTCGA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 GTGCTCCTGCATGGCTGTAAAAAGGGGTGCGTTTTTGTCTAGTGCCGTCGGACGTGAGCT  T  R  T  Y  R  H  R  S  P  R  K  N  R  S  R  Q  P  A  L  E - GCAAGAGGTGCCTGAATCAGGCGAAGATGGGGAGGATGCCCGCCAG ---------+---------+---------+---------+------ 226 CGTTCTCCACGGACTTAGTCCGCTTCTACCCCTCCTACGGGCGGTC  Q  E  V  P  E  S  G  E  D  G  E  D  A  R  Q

TABLE 4 (SEQ ID NOS:7-8) CCGTTGCTGTCGGGGTGCTATCTTCTCCCACCTTTTATCAGTTAAGTTGTACAGTGAGTG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 GGCAACGACAGCCCCACGATAGAAGAGGGTGGAAAATAGTCAATTCAACATGTCACTCAC  R  C  C  R  G  A  I  F  S  H  L  L  S  V  K  L  Y  S  E  C - TCAGCTTGTTTCGACACGTCTGTATAGACGCAACTCGGTTTGCTTGTGTTGTTTGGTGGC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 AGTCGAACAAAGCTGTGCAGACATATCTGCGTTGAGCCAAACGAACACAACAAACCACCG  Q  L  V  S  T  R  L  Y  R  R  N  S  V  C  L  C  C  L  V  A - TGGCCAAATCAAAGGCTATTCATTTTTCACTTGCTGTTGTTCTTTGAAGAAATCAAGCAA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 ACCGGTTTAGTTTCCGATAAGTAAAAAGTGAACGACAACAAGAAACTTCTTTAGTTCGTT  G  Q  I  K  G  Y  S  F  F  T  C  C  C  S  L  K  K  S  S  K - GATGGTGCGTGTGAGCGCTATTGTCGGAGCTGCTGCATCGGTGTTCGTGTGCCTGTCTGC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 240 CTACCACGCACACTCGCGATAACAGCCTCGACGACGTAGCCACAAGCACACGGACAGACG  M  V  R  V  S  A  I  V  G  A  A  A  S  V  F  V  C  L  S  A - CGGCGCTTACGCTGCCGAAGGCGGCGACAACCAGTCGAGCGCCGTCTCAGATCGGGCGTC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 300 GCCGCGAATGCGACGGCTTCCGCCGCTGTTGGTCAGCTCGCGGCAGAGTCTAGCCCGCAG  G  A  Y  A  A  E  G  G  D  N  Q  S  S  A  V  S  D  R  A  S - TCTCTTTGGTTTGCTGAGTGGAGGGACAGGGCA ---------+---------+---------+--- 333 AGAGAAACCAAACGACTCACCTCCCTGTCCCGT  L  F  G  L  L  S  G  G  T  G

TABLE 5 (SEQ ID NOS:9-10) CAGTTTCGCGCGTCCCGTTTCCACGGACAAAATGGCAATGAAATACGTCGCTGCTTACCT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 GTCAAAGCGCGCAGGGCAAAGGTGCCTGTTTTACCGTTACTTTATGCAGCGACGAATGGA  S  F  A  R  P  V  S  T  D  K  M  A  M  K  Y  V  A  A  Y  L - GATGGTGGTGCTGTCGGGAACCGACACTCCGACCAAGAAGCAGGTTGAGAAAACCCTCTC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 CTACCACCACGACAGCCCTTGGCTGTGAGGCTGGTTCTTCGTCCAACTCTTTTGGGAGAG  M  V  V  L  S  G  T  D  T  P  T  K  K  Q  V  E  K  T  L  S - CTCTGTGGGTATTGATGTTGAAGACGACATCATGGACACCTTCTTCAAAGCTGTCGAAGG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 GAGACACCCATAACTACAACTTCTGCTGTAGTACCTGTGGAAGAAGTTTCGACAGCTTCC  S  V  G  I  D  V  E  D  D  I  M  D  T  F  F  K  A  V  E  G - AAAGACCCCCCACGAGCTGATTGCCGCGGGTATGGAGAAGCTCCAGAAGGTACCTTCTGG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 240 TTTCTGGGGGGTGCTCGACTAACGGCGCCCATACCTCTTCGAGGTCTTCCATGGAAGACC  K  T  P  H  E  L  I  A  A  G  M  E  K  L  Q  K  V  P  S  G - TGGTGTCGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTCCTGCTGCTGGCGCTGCCGATGCTGGTGCGGGTGCTGC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 300 ACCACAGCGACGACGACGACGAGGACGACGACCGCGACGGCTACGACCACGCCCACGACG  G  V  A  A  A  A  A  P  A  A  G  A  A  D  A  G  A  G  A  A - TGCTGCGAAGAAGGAGGAGGAAAAGAAGGAGGAAGAGGAGGAGGAAGACGACATG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+----- 355 ACGACGCTTCTTCCTCCTCCTTTTCTTCCTCCTTCTCCTCCTCCTTCTGCTGTAC  A  A  K  K  E  E  E  K  K  E  E  E  E  E  E  D  D  M

TABLE 6 (SEQ ID NOS:11-12) GCCACAGCCAGAGATACCGCCTGTTCATCGGCCGCCGCCTCCGGGTTTCCGTCCCGAAGT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 CGGTGTCGGTCTCTATGGCGGACAAGTAGCCGGCGGCGGAGGCCCAAAGGCAGGGCTTCA  P  Q  P  E  I  P  P  V  H  R  P  P  P  P  G  F  R  P  E  V - GGCTCCCGTGCCCCCGTATCCAGTGGGCACTCCAACGGGCATGCCCCAGCCGGAGATACC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 CCGAGGGCACGGGGGCATAGGTCACCCGTGAGGTTGCCCGTACGGGGTCGGCCTCTATGG  A  P  V  P  P  Y  P  V  G  T  P  T  G  M  P  Q  P  E  I  P - GGCAGTTCACCATCCGTTCCCCTACGTTACGACAACCACGACAG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---- 164 CCGTCAAGTGGTAGGCAAGGGGATGCAATGCTGTTGGTGCTGTC  A  V  H  H  P  F  P  Y  V  T  T  T  T  T

TABLE 7 (SEQ ID NO:13) ATATATGTGTCTCGTGCTTGAGTGTGTTCTTTGTATGATCAAAACTCGTTAAAATGCGCA ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 TATATACACAGAGCACGAACTCACACAAGAAACATACTAGTTTTGAGCAATTTTACGCGT CGTTACCGCATGGGTAGTAGTTCGAGACAGCTTGTGTGTACCTGAGGGGCCGCGTGTTGC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 GCAATGGCGTACCCATCATCAAGCTCTGTCGAACACACATGGACTCCCCGGCGCACAACG CAAAAGTGCCTAGTCTTACACGGCCGACAAGAGGGTTCCTCGGTTCTTCTCTGCGTTCTT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 GTTTTCACGGATCAGAATGTGCCGGCTGTTCTCCCAAGGAGCCAAGAAGAGACGCAAGAA CCTTCTCCCATCCGATTCTTCAAGTTCTGAACAAATCTGTCGTGTCTCGACTGATGTGCG ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 240 GGAAGAGGGTAGGCTAAGAAGTTCAAGACTTGTTTAGACAGCACAGAGCTGACTACACGC TGCGTTTTGA ---------+ 250 ACGCAAAACT

TABLE 8 (SEQ ID NOS:14) GGAATTCTTGTTACGCGGTCAGATGTTTCTTGAGTAGTGAATCAAAATGTATTATGGTGT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 CCTTAAGAACAATGCGCCAGTCTACAAAGAACTCATCACTTAGTTTTACATAATACCACA AATCCTGTCAGTTTTATACGTATTGTCATACGTCCACGCATCTCACGTACGGGCGCGAAC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 TTAGGACAGTCAAAATATGCATAACAGTATGCAGGTGCGTAGAGTGCATGCCCGCGCTTG GCAGCAAGTGACGAGAGATCATCCCACTCGTTTGGTGACGCTGCAAAATACAAGTGTATT ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 CGTCGTTCACTGCTCTCTAGTAGGGTGAGCAAACCACTGCGACGTTTTATGTTCACATAA ATACGGTCAGTCGGCTCTACAACATTCAAAACGAGTTGTCTCGCTTCAACCACAAAGCGC ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 240 TATGCCAGTCAGCCGAGATGTTGTAAGTTTTGCTCAACAGAGCGAAGTTGGTGTTTCGCG CACACT ------ 246 GTGTGA

TABLE 9 (SEQ ID NOS: 15-16) Nucleotide sequence of the cDNA and amino-acid sequence derived therefrom of the T. gondii antigen P35 CAGTTTCCGCGCTGTAGTAAGATGGCTTTACCATTGCGTGTTTCGGCCACGGTGTTCGTG 1 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 GTCAAAGGCGCGACATCATTCTACCGAAATGGTAACGCACAAAGCCGGTGCCACAAGCAC                      MetAlaLeuProLeuArgValSerAlaThrValPheVal GTCTTCGCTGTCTTTGGTGTAGCTCGCGCCATGAACGGTCCTTTGAGTTATCATCCAAGC 61 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 CAGAAGCGACAGAAACCACATCGAGCGCGGTACTTGCCAGGAAACTCAATAGTAGGTTCG ValPheAlaValPheGlyValAlaArgAlaMetAsnGlyProLeuSerTyrHisProSer AGTTACGGAGCGTCGTATCCGAATCCGAGTAATCCTCTGCATGGAATGCCCAAGCGAGAG 121 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 TCAATGCCTCGCAGCATAGGCTTAGGCTCATTAGGAGACGTACCTTACGGGTTCGGTCTC SerTyrGlyAlaSerTyrProAsnProSerAsnProLeuHisGlyMetProLysProGlu AACCCGGTGAGACCGCCTCCTCCCGGTTTCCATCCAAGCGTTATTCCCAATCCCCCGTAC 181 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 240 TTGGGCCACTCTGGCGGAGGAGGGCCAAAGGTAGGTTCGCAATAAGGGTTAGGGGGCATG AsnProValArgProProProProGlyPheHisProSerValIleProAsnProProTyr CCGCTGGGCACTCCAGCGAGCATGCCACAGCCAGAGGTTCCGCCACTTCAGCATCCCCCG 241 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 300 GGCGACCCGTGAGGTCGCTCGTACGGTGTCGGTCTCCAAGGCGGTGAAGTCGTAGGGGGC ProLeuGlyThrProAlaSerMetProGlnProGluValProProLeuGlnHisProPro CCAACGGGTTCCCCTCCCGCGGCCGCTCCCCAGCCTCGATATCCAGTGGGTACTCCAGTA 301 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 360 GGTGGCCCAAGGGGAGGGCGCCGGCGAGGGGTCGGAGGTATAGGTCACCCATGAGGTCAT ProThrGlySerProProAlaAlaAlaProGlnProProTyrProValGlyThrProVal ATGCCACAGCCAGAGATACCGCCTGTTCATCGGCCGCCGCCTCCGGGTTTCCGTCCCGAA 361 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 420 TACGGTGTCGGTCTCTATGGCGGACAAGTAGCCGGCGGCGGAGGCCCAAAGGCAGGGCTT MetProGlnProGluIleProProValHisArgProProProProGlyPheArgProGlu GTGGCTCCCGTGCCCCCGTATCCAGTGGGCACTCCAACGGGCATGCCCCAGCCGGAGATA 421 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 480 CACCGAGGGCACGGGGGCATAGGTCACCCGTGAGGTTGCCCGTACGGGGTCGGCCTCTAT ValAlaProValProProTyrProValGlyThrProThrGlyMetProGlnProGluIle CCGGCAGTTCACCATCCGTTCCCCTACGTTACGACAACCACGACAGCTGCTCCTCGTGTG 481 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 540 GGCCGTCAAGTGGTAGGCAAGGGGATGCAATGCTGTTGGTGCTGTCGACGAGGAGCACAC ProAlaValHisHisProPheProTyrValThrThrThrThrThrAlaAlaProArgVal CTGGTTTATAAGATTCCCTATGGAGGCGCTGCACCCCCCCGTGCTCCTCCAGTGCCACCC 541 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 600 GACCAAATATTCTAAGGGATACCTCCGCGACGTGGGGGGGCACGAGGAGGTCACGGTGGG LeuValTyrLysIleProTyrGlyGlyAlaAlaProProArgAlaProProValProPro CGTATGGGCCCGAGTGATATCAGCACTCACGTGCGGGGTGCAATCCGGCGTCAACCCGGT 601 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 660 GCATACCCGGGCTCACTATAGTCGTGAGTGCACGCCCCACGTTAGGCCGCAGTTGGGCCA ArgMetGlyProSerAspIleSerThrHisValArgGlyAlaIleArgArgGlnProGly ACCACCACCACCACTACTTCCCGCAAACTACTATTCAGGACAGCGGTAGTGGCTGCAATG 661 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 720 TGGTGGTGGTGGTGATGAAGGGCGTTTGATGATAAGTCCTGTCGCCATCACCGACGTTAC ThrThrThrThrThrThrSerArgLysLeuLeuPheArgThrAlaValValAlaAlaMet GCAGCAGCCTTGATAACCCTGTTCAGACAAAGACCTGTGTTCATGGAGGGGGTACGGATG 721 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 780 CGTCGTCGGAACTATTGGGACAAGTCTGTTTCTGGACACAAGTACCTCCCCCATGCCTAC AlaAlaAlaLeuIleThrLeuPheArgGlnArgProValPheMetGluGlyValArgMet TTTCCAAATCTCCACTACAGATTCACCGTAACGACGCAGAATTAAATTTCCGGTTGACGA 781 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 840 AAAGGTTTAGAGGTGATGTCTAAGTGGCATTGCTGCGTCTTAATTTAAAGGCCAACTGCT PheProAsnLeuHisTyrArgPheThrValThrThrGlnAsn ATATAGAAGTCACTTATACAGTGGGTACACGACCTTCGTGGCGTCCACACCTTGTTTCCG 841 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 900 TATATCTTCAGTGAATATGTCACCCATGTGCTGGAAGCACCGCAGGTGTGGAACAAAGGC TTCCGGTCACAGGTTGTGTCTACAAACGAACACGGTGGTATGTGCTGTAGACTCAGGGGT 901 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 960 AAGGCCAGTGTCCAACACAGATGTTTGCTTGTGCCACCATACACGACATCTGAGTCCCCA GGGAGGAGCGCTGTAGGGCCTTCTGGAGAGCTCTCAATGTGCGCTATCCGCTTATATTCG 961 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1020 CCCTCCTCGCGACATCCCGGAAGACCTCTCGAGAGTTACACGCGATAGGCGAATATAAGC TGCAGCGTTATCCTCGTGAGGAGCGTCGATTGTGTCGTGCCCAGTGTCGCCGGACTCGAA 1021 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1080 ACGTCGCAATAGGAGCACTCCTCGCAGCTAACACAGCACGGGTCACAGCGGCCTGAGCTT TCAGAAACCTGC 1081 ---------+-- 1092 AGTCTTTGGACG

TABLE 10 (SEQ ID NOS: 17-18) Nucleotide sequence of the cDNA and amino-acid sequence derived therefrom of the T. gondii antigen P66 TTGCTGTCGCCGTTGCTGTCGCATATACTGCACTGACTTCGACACCATGGAGCAAAGGCT 1 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 AACGACAGCGGCAACGACAGCGTATATGACGTGACTGAAGCTGTGGTACCTCGTTTCCGA                                               MetGluGlnArgLe GCCAATTATTCTACTTGTTCTCTCTGTGTTCTTCAGTTCAACCCCAAGCGCCGCCCTTTC 61 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 CGGTTAATAAGATGAACAAGAGAGACACAAGAAGTCAAGTTGGGGTTCGCGGCGGGAAAG uProIleIleLeuLeuValLeuSerValPhePheSerSerThrProSerAlaAlaLeuSe GAGCCACAATGGAGTCCCCGCTTATCCATCGTATGCACAGGTATCGCTCTCTTCCAACGG 121 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 CTCGGTGTTACCTCAGGGGCGAATAGGTAGCATACGTGTCCATAGCGAGAGAAGGTTGCC rSerHisAsnGlyValProAlaTyrProSerTyrAlaGlnValSerLeuSerSerAsnGl CGAGCCACGGCACAGGGGCATACGCGGCAGCTTCCTCATGTCCGTAAAGCCACACGCAAA 181 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 240 GCTCGGTGCCGTGTCCCCGTATGCGCCGTCGAAGGAGTACAGGCATTTCGGTGTGCGTTT yGluProArgHisArgGlyIleArgGlySerPheLeuMetSerValLysProHisAlaAs CGCTGATGACTTCGCCTCCGACGACAACTACGAACCGCTGCCGAGTTTCGTGGAAGCTCC 241 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 300 GCGACTACTGAAGCGGAGGCTGCTGTTGATGCTTGGCGACGGCTCAAAGCACCTTCGAGG nAlaAspAspPheAlaSerAspAspAsnTyrGluProLeuProSerPheValGluAlaPr TGTCAGAGGCCCGGACCAAGTCCCTGCCAGAGGAGAAGCTGCTCTTGTCACAGAGGAGAC 301 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 360 ACAGTCTCCGGGCCTGGTTCAGGGACGGTCTCCTCTTCGACGAGAACAGTGTCTCCTCTG oValArgGlyProAspGlnValProAlaArgGlyGluAlaAlaLeuValThrGluGluTh TCCAGCGCAACAGCCGGCGGTGGCTCTAGGCAGTGCAGAAGGGGAGGGGACTCCACCTAC 361 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 420 AGGTCGCGTTGTCGGCCGCCACCGAGATCCGTCACGTCTTCCCCTCCCCTGAGGTGGATG rProAlaGlnGlnProAlaValAlaLeuGlySerAlaGluGlyGluGlyThrProProTh TGAATCCGCCTCCGAAAATTCTGAAGATGATGACACGTTTCACGATGCCCTCCAAGAGCT 421 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 480 ACTTAGGCGGAGGCTTTTAAGACTTCTACTACTGTGCAAAGTGCTACGGGAGGTTCTCGA rGluSerAlaSerGluAsnSerGluAspAspAspThrPheHisAspAlaLeuGlnGluLe TCCAGAGGATGGCCTCGAAGTGCGCCCACCAAATGCACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAAATGT 481 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 540 AGGTCTCCTACCGGAGCTTCACGCGGGTGGTTTACGTGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTTACA uProGluAspGlyLeuGluValArgProProAsnAlaGlnGluLeuProProProAsnVa ACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAAATGTACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAACTGAACAGGAGCTGCC 541 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 600 TGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTTACATGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTGACTTGTCCTCGACGG lGlnGluLeuProProProAsnValGlnGluLeuProProProThrGluGlnGluLeuPr CCCACCAACTGAACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAACTGAACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAACTGA 601 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 660 GGGTGGTTGACTTGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTGACTTGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTTGACT oProProThrGluGlnGluLeuProProProThrGluGlnGluLeuProProProThrGl ACAGGAGCTAGCCCCATCAACTGAACAGGAGCTGCCCCCACCAGTGGGCGAAGGTCAACG 661 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 720 TGTCCTCGATCGGGGTAGTTGACTTGTCCTCGACGGGGGTGGTCACCCGCTTCCAGTTGC uGlnGluLeuAlaProSerThrGluGlnGluLeuProProProValGluGlyGluGlnAr TCTGCAAGTCCCTGGGGAACATGGGCCACAGGGGCCCCCATACGATGATCAGCAGCTGCT 721 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 780 AGACGTTCAGGGACCCCTTGTACCCGGTGTCCCCGGGGGTATGCTACTAGTCGTCGACGA gLeuGlnValProGlyGluHisGlyProGlnGlyProProTyrAspAspGlnGlnLeuLe TTTAGAGCCTACGGAAGAGCAACAGGAGGGCCCTCAGGAGCCGCTGCCACCGCCGCCGCC 781 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 840 AAATCTCGGATGCCTTCTCGTTGTCCTCCCGGGAGTCCTCGGCGACGGTGGCGGCGGCGG uLeuGluProThrGluGluGlnGlnGluGlyProGlnGluProLeuProProProProPr CCCGACTCGGGGCGAACAACCCGAAGGACAGCAGCCGCAGGGACCAGTTCGTCAAAATTT 841 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 900 GGGCTGAGCCCCGCTTGTTGGGCTTCCTGTCGTCGGCGTCCCTGGTCAAGCAGTTTTAAA oProThrArgGlyGluGlnProGluGlyGlnGlnProGlnGlyProValArgGlnAsnPh TTTTCGTCGGGCGTTGGGGGCCGCAAGAAGCCGATTCGGAGGTGCACGACGCCATGTCAG 901 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 960 AAAAGCAGCCCGCAACCCCCGGCGTTCTTCGGCTAAGCCTCCACGTGCTGCGGTACAGTC ePheArgArgAlaLeuGlyAlaAlaArgSerArgPheGlyGlyAlaArgArgHisValSe TGGGGTGTTCCGAAGAGTCAGAGGTGGTTTGAACCGTATAGTAGGTGGAGTGAGGAGTGG 961 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1020 ACCCCACAAGGCTTCTCAGTCTCCACCAAACTTGGCATATCATCCACCTCACTCCTCACC rGlyValPheArgArgValArgGlyGlyLeuAsnArgIleValGlyGlyValArgSerGl TTTCAGGCGTGCAAGAGAAGGTGTCGTTGGGGGAGTCCGTCGTTTAACAAGTGGTGCCAG 1021 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1080 AAAGTCCGCACGTTCTCTTCCACAGCAACCCCCTCAGGCAGCAAATTGTTCACCACGGTC yPheArgArgAlaArgGluGlyValValGlyGlyValArgArgLeuThrSerGlyAlaSe TCTGGGTCTCGGTCGTGTAGGAGAAGGTTTAGGTAGGAGTTTCTATCGTGTAAGAGGAGC 1081 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1140 AGACCCAGAGCCAGCACATCCTCTTCCAAATCCATCCTCAAAGATAGCACATTCTCCTCG rLeuGlyLeuGlyArgValGlyGluGlyLeuGlyArgSerPheTyrArgValArgGlyAl TGTCAGTAGCGGTCGTAGGCGTGCAGCAGATGGTGCCAGCAATGTAAGAGAAAGATTCGT 1141 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1200 ACAGTCATCGCCAGCATCCGCACGTCGTCTACCACGGTCGTTACATTCTCTTTCTAAGCA aValSerSerGlyArgArgArgAlaAlaAspGlyAlaSerAsnValArgGluArgPheVa TGCCGCAGGCGGGAGAGTCAGAGACGCTTTCGGCGCGGGATTGACGCGCCTCCGCAGGCG 1201 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1260 ACGGCGTCCGCCCTCTCAGTCTCTGCGAAAGCCGCGCCCTAACTGCGCGGAGGCGTCCGC lAlaAlaGlyGlyArgValArgAspAlaPheGlyAlaGlyLeuThrArgLeuArgArgar CGGCAGAACTAATGGCGAGGAGGGCAGGCCCCTACTGGGCGAAGGAAGAGAGCAGGATGA 1261 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1320 GCCGTCTTGATTACCGCTCCTCCCGTCCGGGGATGACCCGCTTCCTTCTCTCGTCCTACT gGlyArgThrAsnGlyGluGluGlyArgProLeuLeuGlyGluGlyArgGluGlnAspAs TGGATCGCAATAATACGGGCAGCATGCTGCTGGATTCGGCGAAGACGACCGTTTCTCGTA 1321 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1380 ACCTAGCGTTATTATGCCCGTCGTACGACGACCTAAGCCGCTTCTGCTGGCAAAGAGCAT pGlySerGln AACGACAGCGGGTCCTCCGAAGTTAAGAAACCCGGTAAACGTGTGTGCCGTAACGGTGAT 1381 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1440 TTGCTGTCGCCCAGGAGGCTTCAATTCTTTGGGCCATTTGCACACACGGCATTGCCACTA CGAGTTTGCAGATGGTTCCTTGTGTACCACGTGGCTTCTCGAGACCAATCGTGCTTTGTT 1441 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1500 GCTCAAACGTCTACCAAGGAACACATGGTGCACCGAAGAGCTCTGGTTAGCACGAAACAA AGGGTCTAGTAGTTCGGACAGGATTTTATTGAACTGCAGGAATGCTTGCAGAAGAGAAGC 1501 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1560 TCCCAGATCATCAAGCCTGTCCTAAAATAACTTGACGTCCTTACGAACGTCTTCTCTTCG CGTGAGGCAATGCAGGTTCTTGCGTCTGTGCGAGCAGGACTTGAAAGATTCGTTGTGGTG 1561 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1620 GCACTCCGTTACGTCCAAGAACGCAGACACGCTCGTCCTGAACTTTCTAAGCAACACCAC GCAACCTTGTGCCTATCTATCCGAAGCCTCGCTGACTCGCAGAAATAAGGGTCGAGATCC 1621 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1680 CGTTGGAACACGGATAGATAGGCTTCGGAGCGACTGAGCGTCTTTATTCCCAGCTCTAGG ATGAGAGCTTTCTGGGTGGTGAGGCCAGGGCTTGTGAGAACTTCGTGGGAAGATGTGCTT 1681 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1740 TACTCTCGAAAGACCCACCACTCCGGTCCCGAACACTCTTGAAGCACCCTTCTACATGAA GAGCTTCGTCAGCAACTTCACGGAGAGCGCCACCTGATCTAAACATCCGAACATTTTTAG 1741 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1800 CTCGAAGCAGTCGTTGAAGTGCCTCTCGCGGTGGACTAGATTTGTAGGCTTGTAAAAATC CTCGACATGTTCACAGAAATGTTGATAGGTTGAGGCGTGTAAAGGTTCGTTCTGGGAAGA 1801 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1860 GAGCTGTACAAGTGTCTTTACAACTATCCAACTCCGCACATTTCCAAGCAAGACCCTTCT CGAGTAATCATGTCACGCCATGTTAGCGGTCATGTCGCTGCCTCATTGTATTCGGGTGTC 1861 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1920 GCTCATTAGTACAGTGCGGTACAATCGCCAGTACAGCGACGGAGTAACATAAGCCCACAG ACTGTGCCTTCAAACATCAGTCGTGGTTCAGCAGTGTTTGCTGACGTTCGACACACGGAA 1921 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1980 TGACACGGAAGTTTGTAGTCAGCACCAAGTCGTCACAAACGACTGCAAGCTGTGTGCCTT CTCCGGCGAGACTGTCTCGGCAAATGTGACGCACTTTGTATTCATGTGGCAAACCGTTTC 1981 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 2040 GAGGCCGCTCTGACAGAGCCGTTTACACTGCGTGAAACATAAGTACACCGTTTGGCAAAG AACGCGGTAATGTGTTTTCTTGTTAAAAAAAAAA 2041 ---------+---------+---------+---- 2074 TTGCGCCATTACACAAAAGAACAATTTTTTTTTT

TABLE 11 (SEQ ID NOS: 19-20) Nucleotide sequence of the cDNA and amino-acid sequence derived therefrom of the T. gondii antigen P68 GCCACTGCTGTGTCTGAAGCGTGCCGATGTGTGCGCGTACGCTTACAGAGAGCCTGCAAG 1 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 60 CGGTGACGACACAGACTTCGCACGGCTACACACGCGCATGCGAATGTCTCTCGGACGTTC ACACTGGTTGGAAGACAAAATTTTTCTTCTCAAGAGTTGAGCTTTAGTTTGGTCACTCGC 61 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 120 TGTGACCAACCTTCTGTTTTAAAAAGAAGAGTTCTCAACTCGAAATCAAACCAGTGAGCG CGTTGGTTGTTCTGTGTGCTAGACGTACTCTAACGCAAACCAGTCGAGGAACACACGAAC 121 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 180 GCAACCAACAAGACACACGATCTGCATGAGATTGCGTTTGGTCAGCTCCTTGTGTGCTTG GAGAGAGACGGCAATATCTCCCGTCGCGCTATCATACCGGCAACATGGATTGCGGACAGT 181 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 240 CTCTCTCTGCCGTTATAGAGGGCAGCGCGATAGTATGGCCGTTGTACCTAACGCCTGTCA                                             MetAspCysGlyGlnC GCAGAAGGCAACTGCACGCAGCAGGTGTTCTAGGCTTGTTTGTCACCCTTGCCACAGCAA 241 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 300 CGTCTTCCGTTGACGTGCGTCGTCCACAAGATCCGAACAAACAGTGGGAACGGTGTCGTT ysArgArgGlnLeuHisAlaAlaGlyValLeuGlyLeuPheValThrLeuAlaThrAlaT CCGTAGGATTGAGCCAAAGGGTGCCAGAGCTACCAGAAGTGGAGTCCTTTGATGAAGTAG 301 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 360 GGCATCCTAACTCGGTTTCCCACGGTCTCGATGGTCTTCACCTCAGGAAACTACTTCATC hrValGlyLeuSerGlnArgValProGluLeuProGluValGluSerPheAspGluValG GCACGGGAGCTCGACGGTCCGGGTCCATTGCGACCCTTCTTCCACAAGACGCTGTTTTAT 361 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 420 CGTGCCCTCGAGCTGCCAGGCCCAGGTAACGCTGGGAAGAAGGTGTTCTGCGACAAAATA lyThrGlyAlaArgArgSerGlySerIleAlaThrLeuLeuProGlnAspAlaValLeuT ATGAGAACTCAGAGGACGTTGCCGTTCCGAGTGATTCAGCATCGACCCCGTCATACTTTC 421 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 480 TACTCTTGAGTCTCCTGCAACGGCAAGGCTCACTAAGTCGTAGCTGGGGCAGTATGAAAG yrGluAsnSerGluAspValAlaValProSerAspSerAlaSerThrProSerTyrPheH ATGTGGAATCTCCAAGTGCTAGTGTGGAAGCCGCGACTGGCGCGGTGGGAGAGGTGGTGC 481 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 540 TACACCTTAGAGGTTCACGATCACACCTTCGGCGCTGACCGCGCCACCCTCTCCACCACG isValGluSerProSerAlaSerValGluAlaAlaThrGlyAlaValGlyGluValValP CGGACTGTGAAGAACGACAGGAACAGGGTGACACGACGTTATCCGATCACGATTTCCATT 541 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 600 GCCTGACACTTCTTGCTGTCCTTGTCCCACTGTGCTGCAATAGGCTAGTGCTAAAGGTAA roAspCysGluGluArgGlnGluGlnGlyAspThrThrLeuSerAspHisAspPheHisS CAGGTGGAACTGAACAGGAGGGTTTGCCGGAAACAGAGGTGGCGCATCAGCATGAGACAG 601 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 660 GTCCACCTTGACTTGTCCTCCCAAACGGCCTTTGTCTCCACCGCGTAGTCGTACTCTGTC erGlyGlyThrGluGlnGluGlyLeuProGluThrGluValAlaHisGlnHisGluThrG AAGAACAGTACGGGACTGAAGGGATGCCCCCCCCTGTTCTGCCACCTGCACCGGTAGTCC 661 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 720 TTCTTGTCATGCCCTGACTTCCCTACGGGGGGGGACAAGACGGTGGACGTGGCCATCAGG luGluGlnTyrGlyThrGluGlyMetProProProValLeuProProAlaProValValH ATCCGCGTTTTATTGCAGTACCAGGGCCGTCGGTGCCTGTTCCATTTTTCAGTTTGCCAG 721 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 780 TAGGCGCAAAATAACGTCATGGTCCCGGCAGCCACGGACAAGGTAAAAAGTCAAACGGTC isProArgPheIleAlaValProGlyProSerValProValProPhePheSerLeuProA ACATCCACCCGGATCAGGTTGTGTATATTCTAAGGGTTCAGGGATCTGGGGACTTCGACA 781 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 840 TGTAGGTGGGCCTAGTCCAACACATATAAGATTCCCAAGTCCCTAGACCCCTGAAGCTGT spIleHisProAspGlnValValTyrIleLeuArgValGlnGlySerGlyAspPheAspI TCAGTTTCGAAGTTGGCCGAGCTGTGAAGCAGTTGGAAGCCATCAAGAAAGCATACAGAG 841 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 900 AGTCAAAGCTTCAACCGGCTCGACACTTCGTCAACCTTCGGTAGTTCTTTCGTATGTCTC leSerPheGluValGlyArgAlaValLysGlnLeuGluAlaIleLysLysAlaTyrArgG AAGCCACCGGGAAGCTAGAAGCAGACGAGCTTGAGTCAGAAAGGGGACCTGCTGTTTCAC 901 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 960 TTCGGTGGCCCTTCGATCTTCGTCTGCTCGAACTCAGTCTTTCCCCTGGACGACAAAGTG luAlaThrGlyLysLeuGluAlaAspGluLeuGluSerGluArgGlyProAlaValSerP CTCGACGAAGGCTGGTTGACCTGATCAAAGATAACCAGCGACGACTCAGGGCGGCGCTTC 961 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1020 GAGCTGCTTCCGACCAACTGGACTAGTTTCTATTGGTCGCTGCTGAGTCCCGCCGCGAAG roArgArgArgLeuValAspLeuIleLysAspAsnGlnArgArgLeuArgAlaAlaLeuG AGAAGATAAAGATACAGAAAAAGTTGGAGGAGATTGATGACTTACTTCAGCTGACACGCG 1021 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1080 TCTTCTATTTCTATGTCTTTTTCAACCTCCTCTAACTACTGAATGAAGTCGACTGTGCGC lnLysIleLysIleGlnLysLysLeuGluGluIleAspAspLeuLeuGlnLeuThrArgA CACTGAAGGCCATGGATGCCCGTCTGAGAGCCTGCCAGGATATGGCACCGATTGAGGAGG 1081 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1140 GTGACTTCCGGTACCTACGGGCAGACTCTCGGACGGTCCTATACCGTGGCTAACTCCTCC laLeuLysAlaMetAspAlaArgLeuArgAlaCysGlnAspMetAlaProIleGluGluA CGCTGTGTCACAAGACGAAGGCGTTTGGAGAAATGGTGTCCCAGAAAGCCAAGGAAATTC 1141 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1200 GCGACACAGTGTTCTGCTTCCGCAAACCTCTTTACCACAGGGTCTTTCGGTTCCTTTAAG laLeuCysHisLysThrLysAlaPheGlyGluMetValSerGlnLysAlaLysGluIleA GGGAGAAAGCGGCGTCCTTGTCTTCATTGTTAGGTGTCGATGCTGTCGAAAAAGAATTGC 1201 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1260 CCCTCTTTCGCCGCAGGAACAGAAGTAACAATCCACAGCTACGACAGCTTTTTCTTAACG rgGluLysAlaAlaSerLeuSerSerLeuLeuGlyValAspAlaValGluLysGluLeuA GGCGTGTCGAACCGGAACATGAAGATAACACCAGAGTTGAAGCCAGGGTAGAGGAATTGC 1261 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1320 CCGCACAGCTTGGCCTTGTACTTCTATTGTGGTCTCAACTTCGGTCCCATCTCCTTAACG rgArgValGluProGluHisGluAspAsnThrArgValGluAlaArgValGluGluLeuG AGAAGGCGCTGGAGAAGGCCGCGTCTGAGGCAAAGCAGCTCGTGGGGACCGCAGCAGGCG 1321 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1380 TCTTCCGCGACCTCTTCCGGCGCAGACTCCGTTTCGTCGAGCACCCCTGGCGTCGTCCGC lnLysAlaLeuGluLysAlaAlaSerGluAlaLysGlnLeuValGlyThrAlaAlaGlyG AAATAGAGGAAGGAGTAAAAGCGGATACTCAGGCTGTGCAAGATAGCTCGAAAGACGTGT 1381 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1440 TTTATCTCCTTCCTCATTTTCGCCTATGAGTCCGACACGTTCTATCGAGCTTTCTGCACA luIleGluGluGlyValLysAlaAspThrGlnAlaValGlnAspSerSerLysAspValL TGACGAAGAGTCCAGTTGCGCTCGTGGAAGCCTTTAAAGCGATCCAGAGGGCTCTTCTTG 1441 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1500 ACTGCTTCTCAGGTCAACGCGAGCACCTTCGGAAATTTCGCTAGGTCTCCCGAGAAGAAC euThrLysSerProValAlaLeuValGluAlaPheLysAlaIleGlnArgAlaLeuLeuG AGGCGAAGACAAAGGAACTAGTAGAGCCTACGTCTAAAGAAGCGGAGGAAGCTCGTCAGA 1501 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1560 TCCGCTTCTGTTTCCTTGATCATCTCGGATGCAGATTTCTTCGCCTCCTTCGAGCAGTCT luAlaLysThrLysGluLeuValGluProThrSerLysGluAlaGluGluAlaArgGlnI TCTTAGCGGAACAGGCAGCTTGATTTCCCAAGGATGCAGTTAAAGATGGGGATGCATGAT 1561 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1620 AGAATCGCCTTGTCCGTCGAACTAAAGGGTTCCTACGTCAATTTCTACCCCTACGTACTA leLeuAlaGluGlnAlaAla AGGTAGCGCGCCCATTATCCCAATCCTTTAGCCGTCTACCGTGACGTGGATCATTATAGG 1621 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1680 TCCATCGCGCGGGTAATAGGGTTAGGAAATCGGCAGATGGCACTGCACCTAGTAATATCC GGAAACAAGCATTAGCAGAATGATCGTGTATCGCGGAACACACGCATATCCGCACCAGTT 1681 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1740 CCTTTGTTCGTAATCGTCTTACTAGCACATAGCGCCTTGTGTGCGTATAGGCGTGGTCAA TTTCTAACGTATGGTGAATGGGTTCAAGTCTGGGTTCAAGGCGCAGTGTCTATGCAACAG 1741 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1800 AAAGATTGCATACCACTTACCCAAGTTCAGACCCAAGTTCCGCGTCACAGATACGTTGTC CGCCGGTTTCTGCCCTTCGTTTTTGCACATGTGCACAGGTATGTACAGTGTTTATGTATA 1801 ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1860 GCGGCCAAAGACGGGAAGCAAAAACGTGTACACGTGTCCATACATGTCACAAATACATAT TGGGGCAGTGTGCGCTTCGTCAATGATGTACAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 1861 ---------+---------+---------+---------+--------- 1909 ACCCCGTCACACGCGAAGCAGTTACTACATGTCTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

TABLE 12 Western blot - Evaluation T. gondii protein r-P29 r-P35 r-P66 r-P68 Expression plasmid pPS29 pPS76 pPS61 pPS34 IgG 5/16 25/26 21/31 27/31 IgM 0/21  2/21 17/21  0/21

TABLE 13 Comparison of recombinant and nonrecombinant T. gondii ELISA

20 1179 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 1 CATATACTGC ACTGACTTCG ACACCATGGA GCAAAGGCTG CCAATTATTC TACTTGTTCT 60 CTCTGTGTTC TTCAGTTCAA CCCCAAGCGC CGCCCTTTCG AGCCACAATG GAGTCCCCGC 120 TTATCCATCG TATGCACAGG TATCGCTCTC TTCCAACGGC GAGCCACGGC ACAGGGGCAT 180 ACGCGGCAGC TTCCTCATGT CCGTAAAGCC ACACGCAAAC GCTGATGACT TCGCCTCCGA 240 CGACAACTAC GAACCGCTGC CGAGTTTCGT GGAAGCTCCT GTCAGAGGCC CGGACCAAGT 300 CCCTGCCAGA GGAGAAGCTG CTCTTGTCAC AGAGGAGACT CCAGCGCAAC AGCCGGCGGT 360 GGCTCTAGGC AGTGCAGAAG GGGAGGGGAC TCCACCTACT GAATCCGCCT CCGAAAATTC 420 TGAAGATGAT GACACGTTTC ACGATGCCCT CCAAGAGCTT CCAGAGGATG GCCTCGAAGT 480 GCGCCCACCA AATGCACAGG AGCTGCCCCC ACCAAATGTA CAGGAGCTGC CCCCACCAAA 540 TGTACAGGAG CTGCCCCCAC CAACTGAACA GGAGCTGCCC CCACCAACTG AACAGGAGCT 600 GCCCCCACCA ACTGAACAGG AGCTGCCCCC ACCAACTGAA CAGGAGCTAG CCCCATCAAC 660 TGAACAGGAG CTGCCCCCAC CAGTGGGCGA AGGTCAACGT CTGCAAGTCC CTGGGGAACA 720 TGGGCCACAG GGGCCCCCAT ACGATGATCA GCAGCTGCTT TTAGAGCCTA CGGAAGAGCA 780 ACAGGAGGGC CCTCAGGAGC CGCTGCCACC GCCGCCGCCC CCGACTCGGG GCGAACAACC 840 CGAAGGACAG CAGCCGCAGG GACCAGTTCG TCAAAATTTT TTTCGTCGGG CGTTGGGGGC 900 CGCAAGAAGC CGATTCGGAG GTGCACGACG CCATGTCAGT GGGGTGTTCC GAAGAGTCAG 960 AGGTGGTTTG AACCGTATAG TAGGTGGAGT GAGGAGTGGT TTCAGGCGTG CAAGAGAAGG 1020 TGTCGTTGGG GGAGTCCGTC GTTTAACAAG TGGTGCCAGT CTGGGTCTCG GTCGTGTACG 1080 AGAAGGTTTA GGTAGGAGTT TCTATCGTGT AAGAGGAGCT GTCAGTAGCG GTCGTAGGCG 1140 TGCAGCAGAT GGTGCCAGCA ATGTAAGAGA AAGATTCGT 1179 392 amino acids amino acid linear peptide not provided 2 Ile Tyr Cys Thr Asp Phe Asp Thr Met Glu Gln Arg Leu Pro Ile Ile 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Val Leu Ser Val Phe Phe Ser Ser Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Leu 20 25 30 Ser Ser His Asn Gly Val Pro Ala Tyr Pro Ser Tyr Ala Gln Val Ser 35 40 45 Leu Ser Ser Asn Gly Glu Pro Arg His Arg Gly Ile Arg Gly Ser Phe 50 55 60 Leu Met Ser Val Lys Pro His Ala Asn Ala Asp Asp Phe Ala Ser Asp 65 70 75 80 Asp Asn Tyr Glu Pro Leu Pro Ser Phe Val Glu Ala Pro Val Arg Gly 85 90 95 Pro Asp Gln Val Pro Ala Arg Gly Glu Ala Ala Leu Val Thr Glu Glu 100 105 110 Thr Pro Ala Gln Gln Pro Ala Val Ala Leu Gly Ser Ala Glu Gly Glu 115 120 125 Gly Thr Pro Pro Thr Glu Ser Ala Ser Glu Asn Ser Glu Asp Asp Asp 130 135 140 Thr Phe His Asp Ala Leu Gln Glu Leu Pro Glu Asp Gly Leu Glu Val 145 150 155 160 Arg Pro Pro Asn Ala Gln Glu Leu Pro Pro Pro Asn Val Gln Glu Leu 165 170 175 Pro Pro Pro Asn Val Gln Glu Leu Pro Pro Pro Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu 180 185 190 Pro Pro Pro Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu Pro Pro Pro Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu 195 200 205 Pro Pro Pro Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu Ala Pro Ser Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu 210 215 220 Pro Pro Pro Val Gly Glu Gly Gln Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Gly Glu His 225 230 235 240 Gly Pro Gln Gly Pro Pro Tyr Asp Asp Gln Gln Leu Leu Leu Glu Pro 245 250 255 Thr Glu Glu Gln Gln Glu Gly Pro Gln Glu Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro 260 265 270 Pro Pro Thr Arg Gly Glu Gln Pro Glu Gly Gln Gln Pro Gln Gly Pro 275 280 285 Val Arg Gln Asn Phe Phe Arg Arg Ala Leu Gly Ala Ala Arg Ser Arg 290 295 300 Phe Gly Gly Ala Arg Arg His Val Ser Gly Val Phe Arg Arg Val Arg 305 310 315 320 Gly Gly Leu Asn Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Val Arg Ser Gly Phe Arg Arg 325 330 335 Ala Arg Glu Gly Val Val Gly Gly Val Arg Arg Leu Thr Ser Gly Ala 340 345 350 Ser Leu Gly Leu Gly Arg Val Gly Glu Gly Leu Gly Arg Ser Phe Tyr 355 360 365 Arg Val Arg Gly Ala Val Ser Ser Gly Arg Arg Arg Ala Ala Asp Gly 370 375 380 Ala Ser Asn Val Arg Glu Arg Phe 385 390 921 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 3 CTGAACAGGA GGGTTTGCCG GAAACAGAGG TGGCGCATCA GCATGAGACA GAAGAACAGT 60 ACGGGACTGA AGGGATGCCC CCCCCTGTTC TGCCACCTGC ACCGGTAGTC CATCCGCGTT 120 TTATTGCAGT ACCAGGGCCG TCGGTGCCTG TTCCATTTTT CAGTTTGCCA GACATCCACC 180 CGGATCAGGT TGTGTATATT CTAAGGGTTC AGGGATCTGG GGACTTCGAC ATCAGTTTCG 240 AAGTTGGCCG AGCTGTGAAG CAGTTGGAAG CCATCAAGAA AGCATACAGA GAAGCCACCG 300 GGAAGCTAGA AGCAGACGAG CTTGAGTCAG AAAGGGGACC TGCTGTTTCA CCTCGACGAA 360 GGCTGGTTGA CCTGATCAAA GATAACCAGC GACGACTCAG GGCGGCGCTT CAGAAGATAA 420 AGATACAGAA AAAGTTGGAG GAGATTGATG ACTTACTTCA GCTGACACGC GCACTGAAGG 480 CCATGGATGC CCGTCTGAGA GCCTGCCAGG ATATGGCACC GATTGAGGAG GCGCTGTGTC 540 ACAAGACGAA GGCGTTTGGA GAAATGGTGT CCCAGAAAGC CAAGGAAATT CGGGAGAAAG 600 CGGCGTCCTT GTCTTCATTG TTAGGTGTCG ATGCTGTCGA AAAAGAATTG CGGCGTGTCG 660 AACCGGAACA TGAAGATAAC ACCAGAGTTG AAGCCAGGGT AGAGGAATTG CAGAAGGCGC 720 TGGAGAAGGC CGCGTCTGAG GCAAAGCAGC TCGTGGGGAC CGCAGCAGGC GAAATAGAGG 780 AAGGAGTAAA AGCGGATACT CAGGCTGTGC AAGATAGCTC GAAAGACGTG TTGACGAAGA 840 GTCCAGTTGC GCTCGTGGAA GCCTTTAAAG CGATCCAGAG GGCTCTTCTT GAGGCGAAGA 900 CAAAGGAACT AGTAGAGCCT A 921 306 amino acids amino acid linear peptide not provided 4 Glu Gln Glu Gly Leu Pro Glu Thr Glu Val Ala His Gln His Glu Thr 1 5 10 15 Glu Glu Gln Tyr Gly Thr Glu Gly Met Pro Pro Pro Val Leu Pro Pro 20 25 30 Ala Pro Val Val His Pro Arg Phe Ile Ala Val Pro Gly Pro Ser Val 35 40 45 Pro Val Pro Phe Phe Ser Leu Pro Asp Ile His Pro Asp Gln Val Val 50 55 60 Tyr Ile Leu Arg Val Gln Gly Ser Gly Asp Phe Asp Ile Ser Phe Glu 65 70 75 80 Val Gly Arg Ala Val Lys Gln Leu Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Tyr Arg 85 90 95 Glu Ala Thr Gly Lys Leu Glu Ala Asp Glu Leu Glu Ser Glu Arg Gly 100 105 110 Pro Ala Val Ser Pro Arg Arg Arg Leu Val Asp Leu Ile Lys Asp Asn 115 120 125 Gln Arg Arg Leu Arg Ala Ala Leu Gln Lys Ile Lys Ile Gln Lys Lys 130 135 140 Leu Glu Glu Ile Asp Asp Leu Leu Gln Leu Thr Arg Ala Leu Lys Ala 145 150 155 160 Met Asp Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala Cys Gln Asp Met Ala Pro Ile Glu Glu 165 170 175 Ala Leu Cys His Lys Thr Lys Ala Phe Gly Glu Met Val Ser Gln Lys 180 185 190 Ala Lys Glu Ile Arg Glu Lys Ala Ala Ser Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Gly 195 200 205 Val Asp Ala Val Glu Lys Glu Leu Arg Arg Val Glu Pro Glu His Glu 210 215 220 Asp Asn Thr Arg Val Glu Ala Arg Val Glu Glu Leu Gln Lys Ala Leu 225 230 235 240 Glu Lys Ala Ala Ser Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Gly Thr Ala Ala Gly 245 250 255 Glu Ile Glu Glu Gly Val Lys Ala Asp Thr Gln Ala Val Gln Asp Ser 260 265 270 Ser Lys Asp Val Leu Thr Lys Ser Pro Val Ala Leu Val Glu Ala Phe 275 280 285 Lys Ala Ile Gln Arg Ala Leu Leu Glu Ala Lys Thr Lys Glu Leu Val 290 295 300 Glu Pro 305 226 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 5 GCCGGAACTA ACAGAGGAGC AACAGAGAGG CGACGAACCC CTAACCACCG GCCAGAATGT 60 GGGCACTGTG TTAGGCTTCG CAGCGCTTGC TGCTGCCGCA GCGTTCCTTG GCATGGGTCT 120 CACGAGGACG TACCGACATT TTTCCCCACG CAAAAACAGA TCACGGCAGC CTGCACTCGA 180 GCAAGAGGTG CCTGAATCAG GCGAAGATGG GGAGGATGCC CGCCAG 226 75 amino acids amino acid linear peptide not provided 6 Pro Glu Leu Thr Glu Glu Gln Gln Arg Gly Asp Glu Pro Leu Thr Thr 1 5 10 15 Gly Gln Asn Val Gly Thr Val Leu Gly Phe Ala Ala Leu Ala Ala Ala 20 25 30 Ala Ala Phe Leu Gly Met Gly Leu Thr Arg Thr Tyr Arg His Phe Ser 35 40 45 Pro Arg Lys Asn Arg Ser Arg Gln Pro Ala Leu Glu Gln Glu Val Pro 50 55 60 Glu Ser Gly Glu Asp Gly Glu Asp Ala Arg Gln 65 70 75 333 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 7 CCGTTGCTGT CGGGGTGCTA TCTTCTCCCA CCTTTTATCA GTTAAGTTGT ACAGTGAGTG 60 TCAGCTTGTT TCGACACGTC TGTATAGACG CAACTCGGTT TGCTTGTGTT GTTTGGTGGC 120 TGGCCAAATC AAAGGCTATT CATTTTTCAC TTGCTGTTGT TCTTTGAAGA AATCAAGCAA 180 GATGGTGCGT GTGAGCGCTA TTGTCGGAGC TGCTGCATCG GTGTTCGTGT GCCTGTCTGC 240 CGGCGCTTAC GCTGCCGAAG GCGGCGACAA CCAGTCGAGC GCCGTCTCAG ATCGGGCGTC 300 TCTCTTTGGT TTGCTGAGTG GAGGGACAGG GCA 333 110 amino acids amino acid linear peptide not provided 8 Arg Cys Cys Arg Gly Ala Ile Phe Ser His Leu Leu Ser Val Lys Leu 1 5 10 15 Tyr Ser Glu Cys Gln Leu Val Ser Thr Arg Leu Tyr Arg Arg Asn Ser 20 25 30 Val Cys Leu Cys Cys Leu Val Ala Gly Gln Ile Lys Gly Tyr Ser Phe 35 40 45 Phe Thr Cys Cys Cys Ser Leu Lys Lys Ser Ser Lys Met Val Arg Val 50 55 60 Ser Ala Ile Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Ser Val Phe Val Cys Leu Ser Ala 65 70 75 80 Gly Ala Tyr Ala Ala Glu Gly Gly Asp Asn Gln Ser Ser Ala Val Ser 85 90 95 Asp Arg Ala Ser Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Ser Gly Gly Thr Gly 100 105 110 355 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 9 CAGTTTCGCG CGTCCCGTTT CCACGGACAA AATGGCAATG AAATACGTCG CTGCTTACCT 60 GATGGTGGTG CTGTCGGGAA CCGACACTCC GACCAAGAAG CAGGTTGAGA AAACCCTCTC 120 CTCTGTGGGT ATTGATGTTG AAGACGACAT CATGGACACC TTCTTCAAAG CTGTCGAAGG 180 AAAGACCCCC CACGAGCTGA TTGCCGCGGG TATGGAGAAG CTCCAGAAGG TACCTTCTGG 240 TGGTGTCGCT GCTGCTGCTG CTCCTGCTGC TGGCGCTGCC GATGCTGGTG CGGGTGCTGC 300 TGCTGCGAAG AAGGAGGAGG AAAAGAAGGA GGAAGAGGAG GAGGAAGACG ACATG 355 118 amino acids amino acid linear peptide not provided 10 Ser Phe Ala Arg Pro Val Ser Thr Asp Lys Met Ala Met Lys Tyr Val 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Tyr Leu Met Val Val Leu Ser Gly Thr Asp Thr Pro Thr Lys 20 25 30 Lys Gln Val Glu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Val Gly Ile Asp Val Glu Asp 35 40 45 Asp Ile Met Asp Thr Phe Phe Lys Ala Val Glu Gly Lys Thr Pro His 50 55 60 Glu Leu Ile Ala Ala Gly Met Glu Lys Leu Gln Lys Val Pro Ser Gly 65 70 75 80 Gly Val Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Pro Ala Ala Gly Ala Ala Asp Ala Gly 85 90 95 Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Ala Lys Lys Glu Glu Glu Lys Lys Glu Glu Glu 100 105 110 Glu Glu Glu Asp Asp Met 115 164 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 11 GCCACAGCCA GAGATACCGC CTGTTCATCG GCCGCCGCCT CCGGGTTTCC GTCCCGAAGT 60 GGCTCCCGTG CCCCCGTATC CAGTGGGCAC TCCAACGGGC ATGCCCCAGC CGGAGATACC 120 GGCAGTTCAC CATCCGTTCC CCTACGTTAC GACAACCACG ACAG 164 54 amino acids amino acid linear peptide not provided 12 Pro Gln Pro Glu Ile Pro Pro Val His Arg Pro Pro Pro Pro Gly Phe 1 5 10 15 Arg Pro Glu Val Ala Pro Val Pro Pro Tyr Pro Val Gly Thr Pro Thr 20 25 30 Gly Met Pro Gln Pro Glu Ile Pro Ala Val His His Pro Phe Pro Tyr 35 40 45 Val Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr 50 250 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 13 ATATATGTGT CTCGTGCTTG AGTGTGTTCT TTGTATGATC AAAACTCGTT AAAATGCGCA 60 CGTTACCGCA TGGGTAGTAG TTCGAGACAG CTTGTGTGTA CCTGAGGGGC CGCGTGTTGC 120 CAAAAGTGCC TAGTCTTACA CGGCCGACAA GAGGGTTCCT CGGTTCTTCT CTGCGTTCTT 180 CCTTCTCCCA TCCGATTCTT CAAGTTCTGA ACAAATCTGT CGTGTCTCGA CTGATGTGCG 240 TGCGTTTTGA 250 246 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 14 GGAATTCTTG TTACGCGGTC AGATGTTTCT TGAGTAGTGA ATCAAAATGT ATTATGGTGT 60 AATCCTGTCA GTTTTATACG TATTGTCATA CGTCCACGCA TCTCACGTAC GGGCGCGAAC 120 GCAGCAAGTG ACGAGAGATC ATCCCACTCG TTTGGTGACG CTGCAAAATA CAAGTGTATT 180 ATACGGTCAG TCGGCTCTAC AACATTCAAA ACGAGTTGTC TCGCTTCAAC CACAAAGCGC 240 CACACT 246 1092 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 15 CAGTTTCCGC GCTGTAGTAA GATGGCTTTA CCATTGCGTG TTTCGGCCAC GGTGTTCGTG 60 GTCTTCGCTG TCTTTGGTGT AGCTCGCGCC ATGAACGGTC CTTTGAGTTA TCATCCAAGC 120 AGTTACGGAG CGTCGTATCC GAATCCGAGT AATCCTCTGC ATGGAATGCC CAAGCCAGAG 180 AACCCGGTGA GACCGCCTCC TCCCGGTTTC CATCCAAGCG TTATTCCCAA TCCCCCGTAC 240 CCGCTGGGCA CTCCAGCGAG CATGCCACAG CCAGAGGTTC CGCCACTTCA GCATCCCCCG 300 CCAACGGGTT CCCCTCCCGC GGCCGCTCCC CAGCCTCCAT ATCCAGTGGG TACTCCAGTA 360 ATGCCACAGC CAGAGATACC GCCTGTTCAT CGGCCGCCGC CTCCGGGTTT CCGTCCCGAA 420 GTGGCTCCCG TGCCCCCGTA TCCAGTGGGC ACTCCAACGG GCATGCCCCA GCCGGAGATA 480 CCGGCAGTTC ACCATCCGTT CCCCTACGTT ACGACAACCA CGACAGCTGC TCCTCGTGTG 540 CTGGTTTATA AGATTCCCTA TGGAGGCGCT GCACCCCCCC GTGCTCCTCC AGTGCCACCC 600 CGTATGGGCC CGAGTGATAT CAGCACTCAC GTGCGGGGTG CAATCCGGCG TCAACCCGGT 660 ACCACCACCA CCACTACTTC CCGCAAACTA CTATTCAGGA CAGCGGTAGT GGCTGCAATG 720 GCAGCAGCCT TGATAACCCT GTTCAGACAA AGACCTGTGT TCATGGAGGG GGTACGGATG 780 TTTCCAAATC TCCACTACAG ATTCACCGTA ACGACGCAGA ATTAAATTTC CGGTTGACGA 840 ATATAGAAGT CACTTATACA GTGGGTACAC GACCTTCGTG GCGTCCACAC CTTGTTTCCG 900 TTCCGGTCAC AGGTTGTGTC TACAAACGAA CACGGTGGTA TGTGCTGTAG ACTCAGGGGT 960 GGGAGGAGCG CTGTAGGGCC TTCTGGAGAG CTCTCAATGT GCGCTATCCG CTTATATTCG 1020 TGCAGCGTTA TCCTCGTGAG GAGCGTCGAT TGTGTCGTGC CCAGTCTCGC CGGACTCGAA 1080 TCAGAAACCT GC 1092 267 amino acids amino acid linear peptide not provided 16 Met Ala Leu Pro Leu Arg Val Ser Ala Thr Val Phe Val Val Phe Ala 1 5 10 15 Val Phe Gly Val Ala Arg Ala Met Asn Gly Pro Leu Ser Tyr His Pro 20 25 30 Ser Ser Tyr Gly Ala Ser Tyr Pro Asn Pro Ser Asn Pro Leu His Gly 35 40 45 Met Pro Lys Pro Glu Asn Pro Val Arg Pro Pro Pro Pro Gly Phe His 50 55 60 Pro Ser Val Ile Pro Asn Pro Pro Tyr Pro Leu Gly Thr Pro Ala Ser 65 70 75 80 Met Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Pro Pro Leu Gln His Pro Pro Pro Thr Gly 85 90 95 Ser Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Pro Gln Pro Pro Tyr Pro Val Gly Thr Pro 100 105 110 Val Met Pro Gln Pro Glu Ile Pro Pro Val His Arg Pro Pro Pro Pro 115 120 125 Gly Phe Arg Pro Glu Val Ala Pro Val Pro Pro Tyr Pro Val Gly Thr 130 135 140 Pro Thr Gly Met Pro Gln Pro Glu Ile Pro Ala Val His His Pro Phe 145 150 155 160 Pro Tyr Val Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Ala Pro Arg Val Leu Val Tyr 165 170 175 Lys Ile Pro Tyr Gly Gly Ala Ala Pro Pro Arg Ala Pro Pro Val Pro 180 185 190 Pro Arg Met Gly Pro Ser Asp Ile Ser Thr His Val Arg Gly Ala Ile 195 200 205 Arg Arg Gln Pro Gly Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Ser Arg Lys Leu Leu 210 215 220 Phe Arg Thr Ala Val Val Ala Ala Met Ala Ala Ala Leu Ile Thr Leu 225 230 235 240 Phe Arg Gln Arg Pro Val Phe Met Glu Gly Val Arg Met Phe Pro Asn 245 250 255 Leu His Tyr Arg Phe Thr Val Thr Thr Gln Asn 260 265 2074 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 17 TTGCTGTCGC CGTTGCTGTC GCATATACTG CACTGACTTC GACACCATGG AGCAAAGGCT 60 GCCAATTATT CTACTTGTTC TCTCTGTGTT CTTCAGTTCA ACCCCAAGCG CCGCCCTTTC 120 GAGCCACAAT GGAGTCCCCG CTTATCCATC GTATGCACAG GTATCGCTCT CTTCCAACGG 180 CGAGCCACGG CACAGGGGCA TACGCGGCAG CTTCCTCATG TCCGTAAAGC CACACGCAAA 240 CGCTGATGAC TTCGCCTCCG ACGACAACTA CGAACCGCTG CCGAGTTTCG TGGAAGCTCC 300 TGTCAGAGGC CCGGACCAAG TCCCTGCCAG AGGAGAAGCT GCTCTTGTCA CAGAGGAGAC 360 TCCAGCGCAA CAGCCGGCGG TGGCTCTAGG CAGTGCAGAA GGGGAGGGGA CTCCACCTAC 420 TGAATCCGCC TCCGAAAATT CTGAAGATGA TGACACGTTT CACGATGCCC TCCAAGAGCT 480 TCCAGAGGAT GGCCTCGAAG TGCGCCCACC AAATGCACAG GAGCTGCCCC CACCAAATGT 540 ACAGGAGCTG CCCCCACCAA ATGTACAGGA GCTGCCCCCA CCAACTGAAC AGGAGCTGCC 600 CCCACCAACT GAACAGGAGC TGCCCCCACC AACTGAACAG GAGCTGCCCC CACCAACTGA 660 ACAGGAGCTA GCCCCATCAA CTGAACAGGA GCTGCCCCCA CCAGTGGGCG AAGGTCAACG 720 TCTGCAAGTC CCTGGGGAAC ATGGGCCACA GGGGCCCCCA TACGATGATC AGCAGCTGCT 780 TTTAGAGCCT ACGGAAGAGC AACAGGAGGG CCCTCAGGAG CCGCTGCCAC CGCCGCCGCC 840 CCCGACTCGG GGCGAACAAC CCGAAGGACA GCAGCCGCAG GGACCAGTTC GTCAAAATTT 900 TTTTCGTCGG GCGTTGGGGG CCGCAAGAAG CCGATTCGGA GGTGCACGAC GCCATGTCAG 960 TGGGGTGTTC CGAAGAGTCA GAGGTGGTTT GAACCGTATA GTAGGTGGAG TGAGGAGTGG 1020 TTTCAGGCGT GCAAGAGAAG GTGTCGTTGG GGGAGTCCGT CGTTTAACAA GTGGTGCCAG 1080 TCTGGGTCTC GGTCGTGTAG GAGAAGGTTT AGGTAGGAGT TTCTATCGTG TAAGAGGAGC 1140 TGTCAGTAGC GGTCGTAGGC GTGCAGCAGA TGGTGCCAGC AATGTAAGAG AAAGATTCGT 1200 TGCCGCAGGC GGGAGAGTCA GAGACGCTTT CGGCGCGGGA TTGACGCGCC TCCGCAGGCG 1260 CGGCAGAACT AATGGCGAGG AGGGCAGGCC CCTACTGGGC GAAGGAAGAG AGCAGGATGA 1320 TGGATCGCAA TAATACGGGC AGCATGCTGC TGGATTCGGC GAAGACGACC GTTTCTCGTA 1380 AACGACAGCG GGTCCTCCGA AGTTAAGAAA CCCGGTAAAC GTGTGTGCCG TAACGGTGAT 1440 CGAGTTTGCA GATGGTTCCT TGTGTACCAC GTGGCTTCTC GAGACCAATC GTGCTTTGTT 1500 AGGGTCTAGT AGTTCGGACA GGATTTTATT GAACTGCAGG AATGCTTGCA GAAGAGAAGC 1560 CGTGAGGCAA TGCAGGTTCT TGCGTCTGTG CGAGCAGGAC TTGAAAGATT CGTTGTGGTG 1620 GCAACCTTGT GCCTATCTAT CCGAAGCCTC GCTGACTCGC AGAAATAAGG GTCGAGATCC 1680 ATGAGAGCTT TCTGGGTGGT GAGGCCAGGG CTTGTGAGAA CTTCGTGGGA AGATGTGCTT 1740 GAGCTTCGTC AGCAACTTCA CGGAGAGCGC CACCTGATCT AAACATCCGA ACATTTTTAG 1800 CTCGACATGT TCACAGAAAT GTTGATAGGT TGAGGCGTGT AAAGGTTCGT TCTGGGAAGA 1860 CGAGTAATCA TGTCACGCCA TGTTAGCGGT CATGTCGCTG CCTCATTGTA TTCGGGTGTC 1920 ACTGTGCCTT CAAACATCAG TCGTGGTTCA GCAGTGTTTG CTGACGTTCG ACACACGGAA 1980 CTCCGGCGAG ACTGTCTCGG CAAATGTGAC GCACTTTGTA TTCATGTGGC AAACCGTTTC 2040 AACGCGGTAA TGTGTTTTCT TGTTAAAAAA AAAA 2074 428 amino acids amino acid linear peptide not provided 18 Met Glu Gln Arg Leu Pro Ile Ile Leu Leu Val Leu Ser Val Phe Phe 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Leu Ser Ser His Asn Gly Val Pro Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Pro Ser Tyr Ala Gln Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Asn Gly Glu Pro Arg 35 40 45 His Arg Gly Ile Arg Gly Ser Phe Leu Met Ser Val Lys Pro His Ala 50 55 60 Asn Ala Asp Asp Phe Ala Ser Asp Asp Asn Tyr Glu Pro Leu Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 Phe Val Glu Ala Pro Val Arg Gly Pro Asp Gln Val Pro Ala Arg Gly 85 90 95 Glu Ala Ala Leu Val Thr Glu Glu Thr Pro Ala Gln Gln Pro Ala Val 100 105 110 Ala Leu Gly Ser Ala Glu Gly Glu Gly Thr Pro Pro Thr Glu Ser Ala 115 120 125 Ser Glu Asn Ser Glu Asp Asp Asp Thr Phe His Asp Ala Leu Gln Glu 130 135 140 Leu Pro Glu Asp Gly Leu Glu Val Arg Pro Pro Asn Ala Gln Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Pro Pro Pro Asn Val Gln Glu Leu Pro Pro Pro Asn Val Gln Glu Leu 165 170 175 Pro Pro Pro Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu Pro Pro Pro Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu 180 185 190 Pro Pro Pro Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu Pro Pro Pro Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu 195 200 205 Ala Pro Ser Thr Glu Gln Glu Leu Pro Pro Pro Val Gly Glu Gly Gln 210 215 220 Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Gly Glu His Gly Pro Gln Gly Pro Pro Tyr Asp 225 230 235 240 Asp Gln Gln Leu Leu Leu Glu Pro Thr Glu Glu Gln Gln Glu Gly Pro 245 250 255 Gln Glu Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Thr Arg Gly Glu Gln Pro 260 265 270 Glu Gly Gln Gln Pro Gln Gly Pro Val Arg Gln Asn Phe Phe Arg Arg 275 280 285 Ala Leu Gly Ala Ala Arg Ser Arg Phe Gly Gly Ala Arg Arg His Val 290 295 300 Ser Gly Val Phe Arg Arg Val Arg Gly Gly Leu Asn Arg Ile Val Gly 305 310 315 320 Gly Val Arg Ser Gly Phe Arg Arg Ala Arg Glu Gly Val Val Gly Gly 325 330 335 Val Arg Arg Leu Thr Ser Gly Ala Ser Leu Gly Leu Gly Arg Val Gly 340 345 350 Glu Gly Leu Gly Arg Ser Phe Tyr Arg Val Arg Gly Ala Val Ser Ser 355 360 365 Gly Arg Arg Arg Ala Ala Asp Gly Ala Ser Asn Val Arg Glu Arg Phe 370 375 380 Val Ala Ala Gly Gly Arg Val Arg Asp Ala Phe Gly Ala Gly Leu Thr 385 390 395 400 Arg Leu Arg Arg Arg Gly Arg Thr Asn Gly Glu Glu Gly Arg Pro Leu 405 410 415 Leu Gly Glu Gly Arg Glu Gln Asp Asp Gly Ser Gln 420 425 1909 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) not provided 19 GCCACTGCTG TGTCTGAAGC GTGCCGATGT GTGCGCGTAC GCTTACAGAG AGCCTGCAAG 60 ACACTGGTTG GAAGACAAAA TTTTTCTTCT CAAGAGTTGA GCTTTAGTTT GGTCACTCGC 120 CGTTGGTTGT TCTGTGTGCT AGACGTACTC TAACGCAAAC CAGTCGAGGA ACACACGAAC 180 GAGAGAGACG GCAATATCTC CCGTCGCGCT ATCATACCGG CAACATGGAT TGCGGACAGT 240 GCAGAAGGCA ACTGCACGCA GCAGGTGTTC TAGGCTTGTT TGTCACCCTT GCCACAGCAA 300 CCGTAGGATT GAGCCAAAGG GTGCCAGAGC TACCAGAAGT GGAGTCCTTT GATGAAGTAG 360 GCACGGGAGC TCGACGGTCC GGGTCCATTG CGACCCTTCT TCCACAAGAC GCTGTTTTAT 420 ATGAGAACTC AGAGGACGTT GCCGTTCCGA GTGATTCAGC ATCGACCCCG TCATACTTTC 480 ATGTGGAATC TCCAAGTGCT AGTGTGGAAG CCGCGACTGG CGCGGTGGGA GAGGTGGTGC 540 CGGACTGTGA AGAACGACAG GAACAGGGTG ACACGACGTT ATCCGATCAC GATTTCCATT 600 CAGGTGGAAC TGAACAGGAG GGTTTGCCGG AAACAGAGGT GGCGCATCAG CATGAGACAG 660 AAGAACAGTA CGGGACTGAA GGGATGCCCC CCCCTGTTCT GCCACCTGCA CCGGTAGTCC 720 ATCCGCGTTT TATTGCAGTA CCAGGGCCGT CGGTGCCTGT TCCATTTTTC AGTTTGCCAG 780 ACATCCACCC GGATCAGGTT GTGTATATTC TAAGGGTTCA GGGATCTGGG GACTTCGACA 840 TCAGTTTCGA AGTTGGCCGA GCTGTGAAGC AGTTGGAAGC CATCAAGAAA GCATACAGAG 900 AAGCCACCGG GAAGCTAGAA GCAGACGAGC TTGAGTCAGA AAGGGGACCT GCTGTTTCAC 960 CTCGACGAAG GCTGGTTGAC CTGATCAAAG ATAACCAGCG ACGACTCAGG GCGGCGCTTC 1020 AGAAGATAAA GATACAGAAA AAGTTGGAGG AGATTGATGA CTTACTTCAG CTGACACGCG 1080 CACTGAAGGC CATGGATGCC CGTCTGAGAG CCTGCCAGGA TATGGCACCG ATTGAGGAGG 1140 CGCTGTGTCA CAAGACGAAG GCGTTTGGAG AAATGGTGTC CCAGAAAGCC AAGGAAATTC 1200 GGGAGAAAGC GGCGTCCTTG TCTTCATTGT TAGGTGTCGA TGCTGTCGAA AAAGAATTGC 1260 GGCGTGTCGA ACCGGAACAT GAAGATAACA CCAGAGTTGA AGCCAGGGTA GAGGAATTGC 1320 AGAAGGCGCT GGAGAAGGCC GCGTCTGAGG CAAAGCAGCT CGTGGGGACC GCAGCAGGCG 1380 AAATAGAGGA AGGAGTAAAA GCGGATACTC AGGCTGTGCA AGATAGCTCG AAAGACGTGT 1440 TGACGAAGAG TCCAGTTGCG CTCGTGGAAG CCTTTAAAGC GATCCAGAGG GCTCTTCTTG 1500 AGGCGAAGAC AAAGGAACTA GTAGAGCCTA CGTCTAAAGA AGCGGAGGAA GCTCGTCAGA 1560 TCTTAGCGGA ACAGGCAGCT TGATTTCCCA AGGATGCAGT TAAAGATGGG GATGCATGAT 1620 AGGTAGCGCG CCCATTATCC CAATCCTTTA GCCGTCTACC GTGACGTGGA TCATTATAGG 1680 GGAAACAAGC ATTAGCAGAA TGATCGTGTA TCGCGGAACA CACGCATATC CGCACCAGTT 1740 TTTCTAACGT ATGGTGAATG GGTTCAAGTC TGGGTTCAAG GCGCAGTGTC TATGCAACAG 1800 CGCCGGTTTC TGCCCTTCGT TTTTGCACAT GTGCACAGGT ATGTACAGTG TTTATGTATA 1860 TGGGGCAGTG TGCGCTTCGT CAATGATGTA CAGAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA 1909 452 amino acids amino acid linear peptide not provided 20 Met Asp Cys Gly Gln Cys Arg Arg Gln Leu His Ala Ala Gly Val Leu 1 5 10 15 Gly Leu Phe Val Thr Leu Ala Thr Ala Thr Val Gly Leu Ser Gln Arg 20 25 30 Val Pro Glu Leu Pro Glu Val Glu Ser Phe Asp Glu Val Gly Thr Gly 35 40 45 Ala Arg Arg Ser Gly Ser Ile Ala Thr Leu Leu Pro Gln Asp Ala Val 50 55 60 Leu Tyr Glu Asn Ser Glu Asp Val Ala Val Pro Ser Asp Ser Ala Ser 65 70 75 80 Thr Pro Ser Tyr Phe His Val Glu Ser Pro Ser Ala Ser Val Glu Ala 85 90 95 Ala Thr Gly Ala Val Gly Glu Val Val Pro Asp Cys Glu Glu Arg Gln 100 105 110 Glu Gln Gly Asp Thr Thr Leu Ser Asp His Asp Phe His Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125 Thr Glu Gln Glu Gly Leu Pro Glu Thr Glu Val Ala His Gln His Glu 130 135 140 Thr Glu Glu Gln Tyr Gly Thr Glu Gly Met Pro Pro Pro Val Leu Pro 145 150 155 160 Pro Ala Pro Val Val His Pro Arg Phe Ile Ala Val Pro Gly Pro Ser 165 170 175 Val Pro Val Pro Phe Phe Ser Leu Pro Asp Ile His Pro Asp Gln Val 180 185 190 Val Tyr Ile Leu Arg Val Gln Gly Ser Gly Asp Phe Asp Ile Ser Phe 195 200 205 Glu Val Gly Arg Ala Val Lys Gln Leu Glu Ala Ile Lys Lys Ala Tyr 210 215 220 Arg Glu Ala Thr Gly Lys Leu Glu Ala Asp Glu Leu Glu Ser Glu Arg 225 230 235 240 Gly Pro Ala Val Ser Pro Arg Arg Arg Leu Val Asp Leu Ile Lys Asp 245 250 255 Asn Gln Arg Arg Leu Arg Ala Ala Leu Gln Lys Ile Lys Ile Gln Lys 260 265 270 Lys Leu Glu Glu Ile Asp Asp Leu Leu Gln Leu Thr Arg Ala Leu Lys 275 280 285 Ala Met Asp Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala Cys Gln Asp Met Ala Pro Ile Glu 290 295 300 Glu Ala Leu Cys His Lys Thr Lys Ala Phe Gly Glu Met Val Ser Gln 305 310 315 320 Lys Ala Lys Glu Ile Arg Glu Lys Ala Ala Ser Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu 325 330 335 Gly Val Asp Ala Val Glu Lys Glu Leu Arg Arg Val Glu Pro Glu His 340 345 350 Glu Asp Asn Thr Arg Val Glu Ala Arg Val Glu Glu Leu Gln Lys Ala 355 360 365 Leu Glu Lys Ala Ala Ser Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Gly Thr Ala Ala 370 375 380 Gly Glu Ile Glu Glu Gly Val Lys Ala Asp Thr Gln Ala Val Gln Asp 385 390 395 400 Ser Ser Lys Asp Val Leu Thr Lys Ser Pro Val Ala Leu Val Glu Ala 405 410 415 Phe Lys Ala Ile Gln Arg Ala Leu Leu Glu Ala Lys Thr Lys Glu Leu 420 425 430 Val Glu Pro Thr Ser Lys Glu Ala Glu Glu Ala Arg Gln Ile Leu Ala 435 440 445 Glu Gln Ala Ala 450 

What is claimed is:
 1. A diagnostic for detecting a toxoplasmosis infection, which contains a substantially purified protein comprising (a) at least one amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, or 20, and immunogenic fragments thereof, or (b) an amino acid sequence encoded by a DNA sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, or
 19. 2. A diagnostic which comprises at least one nucleic acid sequence consisting of a SEQ ID NOS: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, or 19 or at least one isolated nucleic acid molecule which encodes a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, or
 20. 3. A diagnostic as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 4 and 12 and immunogenic fragments thereof, or wherein the amino acid sequence encoded by a DNA sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 3 and
 11. 4. A process for detecting a toxoplasmosis infection, comprising contacting a body fluid with a diagnostic as claimed in claim 1, and detecting binding of antibodies in the body fluid to the diagnostic, wherein the presence of antibodies indicates the presence of a toxoplasmosis infection.
 5. A process for detecting a toxoplasmosis infection, comprising contacting a body fluid with a diagnostic as claimed in claim 3, and detecting binding of antibodies in the body fluid to the diagnostic, wherein the presence of antibodies indicates the presence of a toxoplasmosis infection. 